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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH, 1923.

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POSITION IN THE RUHR

GERMAN NATIONALISTS DESTRUC- TIVE TACTICS.

Pants, April 3rd.

(THROUGH EROTEM'S AGENCY.]

SOVIET DEATH SENTENCE

CARRIED OUT.

Le` Journal's (Crefeld correspondent POLISH EFFORT TO SAVE CON-states that the German Nationalists at

DEMNED BISHOP'S LIFE.

tempted to destroy part of the railway WARSAW, April 3rd, in the Belgian portion of the occupied

M. Knoll, the Polish Charge d'Affaires territory. It is allege that they sent

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

(THROVON RIESTER'S (ORNOY.]

STEAMER ON TIEK NEAR WOOSUNG.

GRACE DOLLAR" RESCUES THE

PASSENGERS.

Shanghai, April 3rd.

A gallant rescue of passengers from a

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING OF HONGKONG AUXILIARY.

ENGLAND'S PREMIER LOLOMOTIVE FACTORY,

BRITAIN AND U.S.A.

PRIME MINISTER'S HOPE."

A HUGE BELGIAN CONTRACT.

UNION IN ACTION AND THOUGHT,

The largest and most modern self. To commemorate George Washington's The annual meeting of the Hongkong contained docuimotive works at present in Birthday a luncheon was given on February 22nd by the English-Speaking Union at Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Great Britain, are those of Sir W. G.

thie Connaught Rooms. The Prime Minister Bible Society was held at the Helena Armstrong Whitworth

Co., Ltd., at was the principal guest, and Major the May Institute yesterday evening. The Newcastle on-Tyne. Although those works Hon. J. J. Astur. M.P. presided.

The English-Speaking Union know pro chair was taken by Commodore H. E. have been in existence but a few years, cisely what their aims were and how they

They know Grace, R.N., with the support of the Revyet the history of their organization and proposed to carry them out, TW. Pesto, D.D., the Rev. G. H. growth to date reads like a romance,

that the ties which bound togetime all the nations which spoke our commen Boadfield, D.D., and the Bev. G....W. At the time of the Armistice, the sito tongue were also tics strong enough to

at Moscow, on March 30th made a last down nine empty trains from Friedrich. Blazing Chinese steamor, was carried out Sheppard. At ono porial of the meeting of this factory was occupied by extensive hold civilization together. It was their

hour attempt to save Bishop Budkiewicz.id, in the unoccupied territory, to by the s.s. Grace Dollar this morning.

Wesel. The eighth train, proceeding at Ho proposed the exchange of Bishop

full speed, crushed into the seventh at Budkiowice for Bolshevist, who had been arrested in Poland, but Hanecki, of the Lippe bridge, seyoral wagons being Three suspects have been ar Boviel Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, saphatically declined the offer.

The Polish Press is most indignant regarding the arroution.

WARSAW, April 3rd.

A message from Moscow states that' Bishop Badkiewicz has been execated.

MORE SOVIET INSOLENCE. THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS

RUSSIA.

OF

LONDON, April 3rd.

#nashed.

re.ted.

GERMAN

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PROTESTS REGARDING

KBUPPS INCIDENT,

COLOGNE, April 3rd, Elovon were killed and 60 wounded, the latter including two French engineers and a French journalist, in the shooting incident at Krupps works on March 31st.

When near Woosung, the steamer Hainpaohua, with a cargo of oil, bean cake, and cotton, carrying 471 Chinese passengers, caught fire in one of the

holds

The Grace Dollar-immediately went to

the

of the Hainpaohua, nasistanco Though the fiance were rising above the dock, she made fast to the burning vessel, took aboard the passengers, and then beached the vessel, and assisted in ex tinguishing the famics.

MR. ALTEED SZE PROCEEDING TO AMERICA.

SHANGHAI, April 3rd. Mr. Alfred Sto has arrived at Shanghai,

THE 1915 TREATY.

CHINA TO SEND SECOND NOTE TU

JAPAN.

The Cabinet to-day decided I on the form of the second Nots with regard to the abrogation of the 1015 Treaty. This will

From

the

extrate:-

At the Depot in Lower Wyndham Btrect, in the absence of the managoreSA, Mrs.

enemy

the

to foster and strengthen Lady Stubba was amongst those prosent. shops engaged in making artillery am-purpose

by every means in their power. The The annual report and accounts were munition of all kinds for pounding the English language was capable of express presented by Dr. Pearco.

iato subjection on all the fronta ing every keca sentiment, every shade of thought It contained words, as the repor

reproduce the following At that time there were more than 20,000 Chancellor of the Exchequer had reminded

hands in the works, mostly women,

them in the House of Commons a few Immediately on receipt of the news of days ago, such as faith, hope, love, and

work-words

rooted in

Our Facial character. Mr. Bonar Law in expressing- return to the Colony in June, after six scene," and towards the end of November, English. Let him be as plain and direct months' absence, Mrs. Spradbury resumed charge. To both these ladies maknowledg 1919, a start was made in converting as he liked, and the English-speaking ments are tendered. The administration those ammunition shops into what is now peoples would trust him all the more. of the Depot has been maintained, one of the best laid out, and certainly

(Cheers.) throughout the twelve months' period, the most modern, locomotive factories, in

Mr. Bonar Law, who was warmly received, with unimpaired effectiverosa.

said:-We are all here to day either as the world.

the duties of her post the Armistice, one of the world's greatest and idenis dich connoted principles were red, by Mr. Green On her locomotive building experts arrived on the ideals used the clean coinage of the

new works wero nearly

not

Rad

received on account of sales wag $1,632.95, of those orders, and probable autor same side. Now, it is only five years since

E. Anderson, who left the Colony last for locomotives was that placed by theins except praise

Sales of Scriptures from the Depot,

or guests of the English-Speaking Even to the layman the vast work It is a great confraternity. It ta for the year 1923, are reported es follows:-Publications in English, 503; involved in such a change over must be great in point of numbers; it is important ELAERFELD, April 3rd.

in Wanli Chinese, 1308; in Cantonese apparens, and it will hardly be credited from the position in the world occupied by Horr Gruetzuor, the governor of the

3244; in Hakka, 18; in English and that within less than a year's time free men of that race; and, if it Duesseldorf district, in the course of a

Cantoness 250; in Mandario, 30. Scrip. the start, the first Armstrong Whit to say so, it is great from the character strong protest sent to General Degoutte,

tures in the following languages, were worth heavy main line locomotive was and policy of the people who sponk that delivered and in operation.. The high language. We have one memory of which also sold:-Rusian, Hebrow, Japanese, express "profound abhorrence for the

right to bo

Men of that. proud. The cow papers give prominence to the fury of the soldiery under your command, enroute for the United States, who Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Portu- of this firm in the engineering we have a

is proved by the fact, that even vital part, in the greatest event, I

race all over the world took. ** insolent" reply made by the Soviet especially the officers," and denies that

guese, Urdu, Malay, Punjabi and Arabic.

thick, in the action of Krupps workmen provoked he will resume the post of Minister to A total of 6845 copies of the Society's before these Goverment to the protest of the British the incident

Washington

publications inclusive of Bibles, Testa ready, orders commenced to pour in for the history of the world. They all fought locomotives both from English and in the war and they all fought on the Trade Representative at Moscow, against |

Essex, April 3rd.

ments and single books of the Bible, were loc The council of Kropps workers has

thus disposed of The total amount Foreign Railways. The most the execution of Bishop Budkiewicz. The passed a resolution protesting against the

largest the war ended, but there am few, there are It should be noted that the Revit. II. single order evor given by any railway none in this assembly who can ever forget

it I went through it all, and at reply usurts the sovereign rights of shooting, and asserts that while the

and in looking back, I can see council was endeavouring to calm the Hussia, and declares that it is an un-crowd the commander of the French

July, has, since his arrival in England, Belgian State Railways for 200 heavy severed his connection with the Society completed some time ago, regular con- Motherland in that struggle.

goods. locomotives. This order

plary for WAS the part which was played by the detachment, alarmed by a jet of steam friendly act to interfere with the opera from a locomotive

PEKING, April 3rd.The Rerd. H. U. T. Burkwall, Sub-agent signments of 13 to 15 complete locomotives behind

garago, tion. of Kw and order, or protect spies ordered his mon to fire, without warning.

And when we turn to the other branch in Canton, has temporary oversight of Bible Society operations in this Hongkong being shipped by n special vessel direct of the English-speaking people we find the BERLIN, April 3rd.

from the Tyne to Antwerp where they and traitors, and quotes the telegram

Krupps employees have begun a twenty

area.

were lifted out placed on rails and same thing. America came into the strug "According to the * representative of the Irish four hour strike. serit by a

gle Bho had nothing to gain. She had latast statistics; straightway went into operation under much to lose. She came in, as I believe, published in 1920, the total Protestant The French Rays arrested Zechlin, a

ment at that time altogether ordered 350 cause was just. (Cheers.) But when she Zechlin

out the provinces numbered · 800,528

locomotives,

to the remainder going Archbishop, in which Great Britain is conference.

came in there was no hesitation. The same charge of the Press service at Eseen, the wording may be slightly revised, after persons Of these 356,524 were communi- American builders.

adaptability which they have shown and charged with the responsibility for the whence he departed suddenly for Berlin, which the Nots will be sent to Japan. The workers in the service of the Churcheses not in my my sever Armstrong's (Laughter) in the arts of peace, they showed

canta. There were 12,907 Christian lay

The final delivery of this great order show always-to oar cost sometimes- assassination of political prisoners in fearing arrest. The French debind the opinion is expressed that this will be bo These were connected with 1,039 principal connection with the Belgian Railways in the acts of war. Their entry had a great

they intended to arrest Zechlin, who Ireland. The Soviet reply concludes with thereafter returned, and has now been fore the end of the week

stations and 6,483 out stationa

Their engineers frequently visit Belgium effect-perhaps it was a decisive effect, Dr. PEARCE, in a speech, expressed the and it is satisfactory, in the interests of

U.KA. AND THE FRACE a reference to happenings in India and arrested.

BERLIN, April 3rd.

[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."]opinion with reference to the Chinese a very important British trade, that, from We who speak the English language Egypt, saying that protesta regarding General Degoutte's ultimatum, threa

churches in the Colony that they were the outset, they found the Balgian rail- have a right to be proud of the part which of the mines and "humanity and the sacredness of life, toning confiscation

showing a far more vital interest in the way officials loud in their praises of the we played in that great struggle. But arrest of the ownery unless the coal tax

work of the Bible Society, than in the Armstrong locomotives, in comparison with neither an individual nor a nation can From the British Government, are not was paid en March 31st, to which the

past. He mentioned this because they others in their service. Although these live for ever in what was, I believe, magnates have so far refused to acorde,

designed for gods the would see by Che accounts that their lovemotives were very, convincing."

sincere, atmosphere ansel has now been extended to the 15th inst.

and dovation which - charac contributions had fallen off a little during service, yet their behaviour has been so fishness the past year. He added that they would good that large numbers of them have terized our people during the struggle. The all be sorry to hear that Mr. H. Fogg, boen put n to operate passenger trains, war ended. The bow was unbent. There and was unable to be present with them bean remarkably low, and the Belgian the struggle was at er, everything would come engineers have stated that the coal con right at once moral fibre of the peoples

There was, I I am afraid, at the meeting.

locantives relaxation in the sumption of the Armstrong Commodore GRACE proposed the adop was away under that of any other of the world a relaxation from which we

are slowly recovering now, tion of the report and accounts. He said locomotives in their possession,

now. But there is more to be said than that. The Constitution of a he particularly wanted to call the at-

In these days of trade depression and| Ko tention of all present to the excellent workworld-wide troubles, it is well to now country is best tested, though fortunately the

test does not come ofte put in by the ladies' committee, and that some of the great British concernans that we went visiten, by such a struggle particularly by Mrs. Spradbury, and the like the Armstrong Whitworth Company lends itself to such an emergency.

tthrough. Our Constitution

Republic" to France, on behalf of an German Press officiat, during a Press be forwarded to the Waichiaopu, where Christian" community scattered through their own steam. The Belgian Covers-and as her people believed, because the

recently Wna

in

The British Trade Representative, re- turned tho Note to the Soviet, saying that | BRITISH LABOUR CONGRESS

It

SALT SURPLUS.

ho was unable to accept is in its preschEXTREMISTS RECEIVE ANOTHER Group to-day decided to release $1,000,000) their hoporary secretary, had fallen Tho repair, and maintenance bill; ham men wverywhere an expectation that, now

form.

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A

Unusual

SET-BACK.

OIL

PEKING

تر

ช

The

Rov, H.. O. T. Barkwall The Chairman are going ahead with such now enterprises position of the Prime Minister, Pet..

GROUP RELEASE MILLION TO GOVERNMENT.

PEZING, April 3rd. is understood that the Banking from the Salt Revenus for April to the Government,

The sum will be used for the payment LONDON, April ́ard.

the of the arrears of pay to the police and interest contres in BRITISH TRAWLER ARRESTED. Independent Labour

Party congrass, the troops. owing to recost projects to increase the LONDON, April 3rd.

scope of the party's activities, which DISBANDMENT OF TROOPS. The Hassians have arrested another hitherto have been limited to political

propaganda,

embarking by

GOVERNMENT AND British trawler, charged with illegal Parliamentry campaign, including put

DR. SUN YAT SEN,

went on to any that they were welcoming and maintaining the high grade of design, the King, who himself appoints his c ting forth several hundred candidates,

that evening the Rev. G. W. Sheppard, workmanship, and material, which before lead itself to what I think was one of *shing off the Murmansk cost.

Their finance secretary, however, pointed

PEEING, April 3rd. who was to take over the duties of the the War mado British engineering pro-wise decross of the Romans-that in the time British light cruiser, has been despatched out the impossibility of the wholesale

The Government have decided not to Rov. G. H. Bondfield be the Society's ducts pre-eminent throughout the world. finansing of candidates in view of the offer the post of Director of the Dishead-Agent in China Dr. Bondfeld had been to protect the British trawlers..

inadequacy of their funds.

The congress langthily debated the ment of Troops to Sun Yat Sen at pre-in China for some forty years, and was Buhr situation, and passed a resolution condemning the invasion and demanding the withdrawal of the British troops on

FROM CANTON TO HANKOW, the Rhine. The German, Crispies, and the Frouchalar, Longuet, participated in

ITALIAN (PRINCE'S JOURNEY. the debate. The former opposed the withdrawal of the British troops unless

HANKOW, April 3rd. LONDON, April 3rd. the others wero withdrawn alto. Longuet Prince Aimono di Savoia, first cousin The strike of 10,000 miners at Rhondda as of opinion that M. Poincare was only of the King of Italy, arrived at Hankow to embark on his imperialist last night, after the completion of an enabled Valley, with a view to forcing 8,000 non-adventuro oving to the disunion of overland trip from Canton.

French Socialiste over the Communist The object of the trip was to visit the question

Italian missioCK, A

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·WELSH MINERS STRIKE. NON-UNIONISTS REFUSE TO JOIN

FEDERATION. -

unionists to join the Minora Federation, Began today. Not a single pit is work. ing in the district, but all the collieries Jo Swazee and South-West Wales are working as usual.

WARSHIPS COLLIDE

sent.

Notwithstanding the extremista" per- Owing to the hostilitice, it was found sistence in advocating an approach necessary to make a wide dotour towards the Second International, the Prince di Savoia proceeds to Shanghai congrey passed a resolution by 265 to 32 shortly.

cf the executivo's policy, approving namely promoting a so-called, Two and a Half Vienna International.

An animated debate ensued on the

Mr.

LONDON, CENSUS.

FEWER SCOTS.: 5,743 GERMANS.

of

war thery should bo a a dictatorship. It

lends itself to that, and advantage was taken of that in the war But there is another advantage. The fact that an election can held at any moment is in itself a proof that on a

big ikaue the Government of

the day will represent the

advantage.

of this

A preliminary account of the London country. That is English-speakin

Cereus returns, was issued last month.

The other branch of the peoples had not that advantage. They had The tables show that under the age of a rigid Constitution. America, through her 14 employment has practically based,

President,

Po bad

but

a man of wide experience where China and the Chinese were concerned. He would be leaving them now and it was extremely unlikely that they would aver see him back again. Accordingly on their behalf he wished to wish him God Speed and renowed health. Also he wished to bond a very hearty welcome to Dr.

Bocessor, the Rev. Bondfield's

Mon seem to be starting work later and Treaty of ped a great part in the it was found that Sheppard.

President misunderstood the people Commodore GRACE went on to state that keeping on longer than in 1911.

The unmarried women employed have ejected the work which he had done, and, his country. He went back. They this year the Society did not beneât by the subscriptions collected by Mrs Mancreased, but the married and widowed in spite of the part which they took in Yu Pin. For some reason or other the in employment show a decrease.

winning the war, in spite of the part they

tho Chinese churches had preferred to make

framing and finance employ the took in

pence, they withdrew their collection in their own way, and it largest proportion of males, 109 per 1,000 and!

I left it as it was. had not proved so profitable as the of a total of 82,437 boys between 12 and

not going to estimate what was the effect. It methods employed by the lady. Next 14, only 140 are returned as employed, (Cheers.) In my belief, it circumstances

is incalculable incalculable. year he hoped she would take up the of whom 43 are messengers.

As for ad collection again. Fortunately Sir Paul women, the chief occupations in order of havo played her part in the peace settlo 80 arranged it that America could

ment, as she played it in the war, t the world they had not lost.

Personal, mainly domestic service. 357 would be in a much better position-to-day. Making of clothing:

145 (Cheers) I think that truth has entered, "Clerical

ia entering, into the minds of the great

ple.. I American people..

hope, I believe,, that it has entered the minds of the great

that Government will

Commerce

BRITISH AND AMERICAN VESSELS subjo of a motion in favour of the INDIAN AGITATORS AGAIN Chater had made up the deficit, and to importance per 1,000 patio

BADLY DAMAGED.

CONATANTINOPLE, April 3rd." The American destroyer For collided with the British light-örüisor Ceres, at the entrance to the Bosphorus, owing to the current. Both vessels were consider ably damaged.

ALLEGED COMPANY FRAUDS

EIGHTEEN-U.S. OIL COMPANY PRO-

MOTERS ARRESTED...

5

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 3rd.

The Federal Authorities have arrested eighteen oll company promoters, who are Record of using the mails to defraud the investing. publia. It is alleged that millions of dollars have been obtained by Enteng of misleading circulars,

abolition of the Cabinet system of Government and substitution by depart mental emmittees, of which the Minister should b. ethe chairman. The motion was finally referred to the administrative

council.

HOME INDUSTRIAL

"SITUATION.

MOOD,

ACTIVE.

MASS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE :

The Chairman's proposition was second. ed, and the report and accounts were un animously approved.

Commerce and finance

125 80

In moor-law institutions the inmatesmarican

or

ADVOCATED.

Dr. BONDFIELD followed with an inter CALCUTTA, April 3rd.esting address. He said it had been

have declined from 117 per 10,000 of the American Government, and that when the

offers The Bengal Provincial Conference and great pleasure to him to contribute some population in 1911 to 70 in 1921; in no longer stand aloof from the troubles of

opportunity provincial organisation of the National thing to the development of the Chinese prisons from 13.6 to 5.3.

the Old World. (Cheers.) Congres, meeting at Jessore, resolved to Church. It had been slow work, but when

The proportion of inhabitants of Thore is only one thing more

more which I appoint a committed to regulate the one looked around after a period of London born in England, Wales, and should like to Mr. Fage of hom WORKERS IN A RECALCITRANT cultivation of juta in view of the fact years it was surprising what had been Ireland shows a slight increase with a caunot speak too highly, for I know. by first

that the present culivation far exceeds accomplished. There was hardly a village decrease in those born in Scotland. hand knowledge what the world knows by India's requirements and the coltivator in this great land of villages where there

would LONDON, April 3rd. socures only a small return from it." The wat's not someone who had not heard of, Immigrants from the Dominions have the book the great part which he played In come after the war, and what he looked Apart from the decision to reopen the conference also decided that non-co-ope- read, or possessed a bible at some time rism from 77 to 93 per 10,000 of popula the war-spoke always of what

forward to was union in action, as well as Camperdown jute works at Dundee, rators should try to disobey the law rolat or other. And though this knowledge was tion betwoon 1811 and 1021.

thought of the English-speaking peoples decreased since 1911 from 388 to 200 per of 10,000 of population, the following ans the to hope that that union may come I have taken down the words used by Mr. Page leading nationalities:

Hussiana

about the character of the two

peoples ∙Poles....... French Gertaans

where a atrike led to a lockout of thirtying to the enhanced salt tax, and will admittedly imperfect, yet it was very In the alien population, which has you world. It is not, I think, too much

situation has not improved.

29,708

26,023,

11,104

are true words. Hegya ndards of character, and

5,743

of duty are your standard freedom, have the same

I life, and

bg to ne

thousand jute workers, the industrial ask the All-India Congress committes to widespread and would make a ground empower Bengal to declars mass civil die work. He congratulated them on the obedience.

success of their efforts during the year. He was not at all discouraged by the alight failure because he knew of thej tremendous strides taken in the Colony Artoo the work was commenced. Through- out the whole of China they were some

Ia Stroney 18 per cent, of the popular thing like 8800 to the good. The wastion is alien. better than they had over known it. “He reminded them also that the Socirty was now something like 113 years old, and throughout the whole of that period they W. M. Humphreys, Mrs. Milne, Mrs.

Dowbiggin, Mica Pitts, Mrs-Mackenzie, no OF BUMANIA'S BON TO JOIN BRITISH had never been in debt.

The builders and electrical workers

COTTON SPINNERS US. continue to negotiate but there has been hitherto little progress. On the contrary, a determined spirit has been manifested.

SECURE INCREASED WAGES. cooreing and nesaulting voluntary work- The agricultural strikers in Norfolk aro

New Your, April 3rd. ers, and turning out horses and cattle.

The Fall River cotton manufacturers An uglier spirit characterises tho Aberdeen fishermen's strike against der association has offered its employés a Unruly wage increases of 12 per comt, to be man trawlers landing fish. Incidents have occurred during the effective on April 24th. Thirty-six thou prst three days neccesitating a police samil capovero faffected The New baton charge. Strikers three thousand Bedford cotton manufacturers association LORD CARNARVON'S ILLNESS strong dumped tons of German fish in the has offered a similar increase,

harbour and heavily stoned the foreign CONDITION CAUSING GANXIETY crows compelling the trawlers to put out

Warrants have been issued for the Arrest of boven more company promoters

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CAIRO, April 3rd, Lord Carnarvon is worse, his second

Hig condition

HOME FOOTBALL

THE NEAR FAST.

THE * NEW LAUSANNE

CONFERENCE.

Coretantindels, April 3rd.

to sea.

Losmos, April 3rd.

Ia the First Division, Huddersfield

end of this week.

Dr: BONDFIED proposed the ro-clection Mra, Edmonds, Min Ma Ying Piu, Mrs.. of the Rev. T. W. Pearce, D.D., a bon. Bevan, Mize Wooley, Mim Hollis, Dr. J. serotary of the society, and of Captain Herbert Bandors, Mrs, Arnott,

that they have to you. essential things, and in thi been one," (Cheer))

MIDSHIPMAN

WARSHIP.

are the have always

PRINCE.

Prince Nicolas, the younger son of the H. Fogg na hon treasurer. He prendend The motion was seconded and carried King of Sumanis, is according to "w Riso the re-election of the following as unanimously,

London nowapaper, to serve sa k mid- committee?—

The Rev. G. W. SHEPPARD also gave a

shipman, în HMLB, Benbow, fngship of The Clergy and Ministers of contribut long and interesting address on the Hear Admiral J. D. Kelly cond in ing Church'e: The Naval and Military Society's hope and arpirations.

command of the Fourth Battle Bousdem, in the Mediterranean.

The Turkish Delegation, headed by Chaplains serving in Hongkong: Mr. The meeting was closed with a hymn, The Prince has spent much of his life ispousing forewed anxiety, and four boat West Bromwich Albion by 4 goals Lamet Pasha, leaves for Lausanne at the J. I MePha-on, Rev. H. R Wella, Mr. a collection was taken up for the England and completed his education-

Jung being now affected

Betors are attending.

to 1.

(Continued at" foot of west enluma.?

Bociety's funds.

at Eton recantly.