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BULGARIAN REVOLUTION.
BULGARIA GETTING BACK TO KOHMÄL
Serra, Jane nech. Colonel Yewuð Tu ben appointed: Minister of War and M. Kataff Foreign
Minister.
The only casualtà, in the revelatiorf up to the prevent are four policemen agud mus soldier, killed in an exchange of hre
tween the traps marc Alte poline whun, the capital was wenigeš, al
CHM RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1938.
LATEST CABLES. PROHIBITION ON VESSELS
LINERS' LIQUOR SUPPLIES LOCKED-UP."
New York, June 10th,
! The liners Formoni, Celtte and Penture arrived with autors locket usi The Custom's officers immediately sealed them. | The creas of the British vessels 'appear-|
FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS
(THROUGH REUTER'S ·AGENCY, ]
JAPANESE AHDICTED.
REBORTED CAPTURE BY BANDITS CONFIRMED.
AHEAD OF THE MAIL
(PROM INDIAN PAPERN)
ATTACK ON BROADCASTING.
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THE SWEEPSTAKE DISPUTE. CULTIVATION OF ORANGES, SUCCESS ATTAINED IN SINGAPORE ORCHARDS.
YESTERDAY'S EVIDENCE.
Further evidence WIN taken at the Chinese Club last night before the Board of Arbitrators in comwetion with the rival stains of Mrs. Violet Chan, of Hongkong, and Mr. Chik Soong Ling, of Shanghai, to the winning ticket No. 3066, of the Chinese Club Sweepstake for the Hongkong Borby. The amount at stake
LONDON, May 10th. A further attack has been made on the British Broadcasting Company, in the decision of representatives of 14 different Asociations representing the wi
whole eater- taiment world, to have nothing to do with the Company. None of their members will benitowel to
to perform for brondensting. The meeting also decided not to give Mex Vi'et Chin is represented by evidence before the Pastmaster-fineral or
the Broadcasting Committee, Entertainment inlastry is represented on
the Committee.
PERING, June 18th. The reported capture of ene Japanese by un be indifferent to the new regulations! and the French have not protested against the bandits at Crangli, near Poitatio, being deprived of their wine ration.
| bequ= confirmed," "The sairage becarred
on the night of June 8th, when the i
The decisions are stated to have been FRENCH AND BRITISH
Japánise was carried off to the mountains adopted owing to the injury airaly done
the Entertainment industry in broad eventy is to the north Changli.
casting.
The Broadcasting Company is uklaunted at the action of the theatrical managers. azul declares that it will easily find its own start
It denies that broadcasting has in- the theatres.
VESSELN ACCIDENTALLY FIRED ON.
Pam-
It is reported that esistguard cufters,
the darke Incated disturbances, due to agrarian when firing an apposition, have acrurred in a few places, runners, accidentally hit sone French and¦
the proving Besides semiainters · British ships which were lying among the and gamers of the Eaveative Committee : liquor feet barrying away some rigging. of the prasaut etaturliga den other agrarians have an arrested. They will
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I tried on a gharage of committing arts of violence.
The Minister of the Interior has ordered. local council not ka interfere with th right of asabiy ur dhe liberty of the Press, Martial law has not lasin proclaimed and telegraphie and telephonie communi- eations are uninterruptel. Normal con- ditions have been restored everyo her,
A SEARCH FOR STAMBULISKY,
BELGRADE. June 10t's.
The a Bulgarian Government has in stituted a warch on a large seile für ex Premier Stamblisky.
MISGIVING. EXPRESSED
LONDON.
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Lastres, June 10th. Balkans experts in Loudon regard the Bulgarian revolution as a desquirting factor. In this connection it is thought -possible there may be a reperenssión on bigotiations at Lausanto, as the Revolus „tionaries are credited with being in touch with the Germans, Turk.... mai 15'sheviks, The real enne tof the coup is said to bepentant again: the Maerdonians int the argent Serbo-Bulgar arrangement for staring out the activity of the Bulgaria Corivajas in Silwria' and Macikonin.
REVOLUTION MAY HAVE FAR- REACHING EFFECTS.
Pants, June 10th,
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COMMISSIONER EXPRESSES
SATISFACTION
Washusaros, June 10th.
FLOATING DOCK FOR
SINGAPORE?
LONDON, June 10th,
The world's largest fating dick, rendered by Germany under the Peace Tretty after being rendered partially ueless, jching prepared at Chatham for? [special ansuj work. It is veliably believent i Mr. Haynes, the Prokbition Commis, that this ginnt dock is interided "for the maval se at Singapore. Eight money, in his annual Report, express a w fair degree of satisfaction at the liquer hundred men are restoring the damage. probibitun enforcement the United. The dock, will be capable of receiving the States, and generally hopes that survensed largest, battlesäip anlout, also two new ensoperation by the local authorities will giants, the Nelson and the legacy.
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leave the Federal officers free to dent. with the larger conspiracies that the adverse sentiment is principally congned to the sistera sesabnard, although there are certain eitä's where local condi.
tions make the problem dificult
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HELI FOR AUSTRIA
ENGLAND DOES HER PART.
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
TRIAL
Pass: Jane 10th. In the Banque ndustrielle de Chine case.
M. Pernotte, replying to the referenc: to imprudently-granted credits, declared that such er«lits had not been extensive. The profits of the bank to December 1st. 1919, his vacended by 32 million franes what had been shown in the bainner shret,
The Austrian Gaverrurem Loan issue) The Roger doclared that this did not enn- in England, amuauling to £120,000,000 at stitute the real profīts, but only a reserve six. per vent, as a prime of sighty, has intended to meet. Anctuations of exchange. been subscribed. The list plugil this torn.
inx.
LONDON, June 10th.
OLL IN MESPOT.
STRIKE
BY ANGLO-PERSIAN
COMPANY.
BAGHDAU, June 10th:
THE LINCHENG CAPTIVES.
TO BE RELEASED ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY.
PERING. June 11th.
A telegram from Lincheng reports that
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to
Juodon Cabour Party has issued a
manifest sendemning the inopoly in bralcasting. It proposes that broadcasting shut be publicly controlled and owned, ugly advocates the liceues system against the present system of taxes on selur accessories.
bis over 250 000.
your cawl
Mr. Alabaster, question,
Mr. Zitlyn: That is a the Jegal adviser to settle,
Mr. F. G. Spring writing in the Va layan Agricultural Journal for April ways: ---
It is generally considered that this Malay Peninsula is not suitable for the growing of oranges. The orange is frequently cultivated, particularly by Chinese, but varieties are not of good quality; they are of the green type which do not turn yellow and desse
a rule, too aciel "for suitable for the making being more
of cooling drinks
Fruit until culture little or no attention as regards propa: quite recently has revived Cat
gation, t tillage, mamring, pruning, pesta unei diseases, and it is too much to expect)
question for
are, as
in
atil they Zeit ya aul Mr. Chik by Mr.
G. Mula-ter.
Mr. Sidney Quin" was reexamined last that any crop will improve under neglectal
conditions. cond
A few residents, however, have taken evening by Mr. Zeitlyn us to his intor.: view with Dr. Kwan on his return from keen interest in the cultivation of fruit Tan Chye Siam of 102, Jervis Shanghai. Mr. Quinn stated that theres and special mention might be made of Hond, Singapore, as having haul great. interview only lasted a minute.
Mr. Zeitlyn: Is their any truth in the success in the growing of oranges The writer visited his orchard recently and suggestion that there was thing in was much impressed with the results this interview, which would prejudien obtained. Seven years ago Mr. Tan Chye
Sian con
comienced propagating the trees by marcottage from oranges
grown That is a leading Singapore. The parent trees are of the or
dinary type grown in this country bat pre- taken to select the best yiekjes s caution and healthiest trees for marcotting purposer, The improvement of the strek in due to a number of factors. The mother plans were well cared for and the land maintained in a good state of tilth. Lalang and other noxi- ous weeds were eradicated and the
the ground A firm of solicitors announces that, on
tilled periodically. The trees, therefore, were instructions from Mr. S. W. Bradbury, they
more suitable for propagation purposes thar those growing under neglected conditions. have issues writs against, firstly, the British
The martotted plants come intu bearing in Empire Exhibition, claiming £7,500 damages
about three forbreach of contract and pay for promotion
years; this is a very much shorter expenses, and secondly, against Lord E- Patrick Morrow, Sir John Willium
Mr. Zeitlyn aid that Mr. Alabaster period than that taken by seedlings to pro Taverner, and Colonel
considerable Henry Walter had transgressed all the points of the law George Cole for damages for alleged in conducting his ce and had sat with
malicious wrongs and alleged conspiracy.
his tongue in his chek" throughout. It is undertood that many prominent people, inclding ex-Cabinet Ministers, will Mr. Alabaster: All the evidence is being aut into Fix month and all the be concerned.
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION,
LONDON, May 11th.
WAR TIME INVENTIONS.
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A few moments later Mr. Zeitlyn asked Mr. Quinn: You have been urging an Puquiry into this matter all along?
Mr. Alabaster: " - All these are leading questions and I must protest.
F. Lo said that, the question was 'com. mon ground to both parties.
with se has to answer & "Yes."
The Chairman thought the questions did
arise in re-examination
dace
to
Fruit; koil conditions, however, appear have
jadpence.
Th
Oranges are very
oranges how obtained are very differ ent to those of the original stock. They are of the yellow type and, in size, are about equal to that of the best in- ported varieties.
The flavour is good, although perhaps not up to the statlant of the first class oranges but considering the progress made in so short a time it is not improbable that ultimately the Havour will compare favourably with fruits gowy LONDON, May 15th. The Royal Commission on Awards to In-Why not call Dr. Kwan in this in other countrie
juicy and contain a small number of sexl-. vontors heard a daim in respect of smoky nection?" sreens for the protection of infantry by Replying to a question as to the allega The plants are at present yielding au Captain Heaton Artustrong, of the Deccan
There is a intimidation of Mr. Chik Soong Ling age of 200 catties of oranges per tree.
market for the anti Horse. The claimant's counsel stated that
as to whether he had said anything that is tos le hoped that the industry may au smoke candles, on the lines sug.
develop to such an extent as to render the gisted by Captain Amstrong, were used by would embarrass. Mr. (hik in prercuti importation of ranges tunecessary.
The the War Office. Captain Armstrong did not claim that the idea of a amokė screen
writer does not wish to be too optimistic was new, but that his screen was new.
as to the future of the erop bat" the results Counsel for the Crown said that he could
obtained in this orchard in Singapore are sufficiently promising to warrant the culti- prove that smoke screens were known in
vation on a larger sale. | 1929,
"Lieut-General Sir M. F. Rimington said that General Foch nad Sir Henry Wilson in- vestigated the idea of smoke candles in 1813. and thought it good. Witness used a smoke seren in South Africa, burning siry KESH.
of the Deccan
his claim to the ticket, the wittes said. that he had been advised by his solicitary ant to take steps of any kind that would „be of prejudice during the hearing of the
ense.
Mr. Quinn's "videam concluded with a cross-examination by the Chairman as to Mr. Quinn's interest in racing. He said
erest in racing at all. the race in Hongkong. The at race be
Colonel Francis Adams rigent in the he was put a ring man and took no in.;
Horse, said that there was Regiment at Captain Armstrong's inventive efforts because the officers thought early in 1015 that they could beat the focue with shells, and certainly they
He had been to
The Anglo-Persiat Oil Co. has struck the preass of enrolmes of the bandit out, but in view of would not smoke attended in Hongkong was in 192
The Petit Journal says that Zankof, to jei in considérable quantities at Mandali, in the national army has been practically retain power must strengthen the assopotamin. which would evoke protests from the Little Estente. The newspaper wonders i whether the Turks will be able to regist the temptation of profiting by the puten- tialities of the new situation.
The Petit Jourant and the Gaulois both emphasise the fact that the new Government is composed of those who threw Bulgaria into the War on the sitio of Germany
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NEW GOVERNMENT WARMLY WELCOMED.
SOFIA. June 10th. The overthrów of the Cabinet has been warmly welcomed all over the country. A Ministerial statement declares that ne force can shake the now, Government, which is consolidated by the general with of the people, and will restablish the constitution under true democratic
regime
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A large crowd demonstrated "before the British, Freark. Italian and American legations, M. Lazar bax assured the resentatives of the Pawers that the Gerament armly desires to safeguard peace. Twu new Ministers visited the heads of the diplomatic missions and cassured them of the Government's pacific intentions. The former Ministers of the Curchoff nm) Malipoff Cabinets have been - released.
MISGIVINGS IN SERBIA.
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ACCIDENT TO "BALTIC."
WHITE STAR LINER STRIKES
SUBMERGED WRECKAGE.
LONDON. Jum 19th
concluded, but the bandits desire three days extusion of time in which to com- pilota their own affairs, including the Jeration of the captivis, which is expect ed to take place to-day or to-morrow,"
The White Star liner fiaftic, 20,000 EY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLET(N."¡
tons. which b-ft Queenstown yesterday Hound for New York, 1ng struck son sabinerged wreckage and is returning" ta Liverpool.
EARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH LINER SUNK.
PASSENGERS AND CREW ALL RESCUED.
Losmos, June 10th. The five thousand ton Brocklebank liner
fron faidan, voynging
Calcutta 10
hi
warda
Lou
what
Tomb, very after- for the Crown submitted that, although Captain Armstrong's invention was useful, and his persistence praise wurthy, he was not entitled to an award, because there was nothing new init.
The Cortinission's decision will be pro- mulgated.
THE WAR AGAINST LEPROSY,
Losos, May 20th.
The Chairman-I put it to you that the fact that you bought three books of
A ke tickets shows that you take interest in racing-Ch; Mr. Mok asked me to take them on condition that if did not sell them won't return them.
You didn't take the trouble to reture them.
The next witness called was 'hu Li Chocu who described himself as an official in the employ of the Chinese Government At the annual conference of the Royal In- titute of Public Health this week, Sir of Cantou as Secretary of the Military Leonard Rogers, the authority on tropical Rice Bureau. In support of this Mr. medicine, describes the new trustment for Zeitlyn prodused what he described us Ba leprosy.
It has been discovered that leprosy is ** oficial despatch" from Canton. caused by a bacillus, indistinguishable un- Linder the microscope from the tubercular
bacillus.
It has also been proved that leprosy bacillus can be destroyed by an injection of oils. These discoveries are the result of 20 years' work by Sir Leonard Rogers and his colleagues at the School of Tropical Medicine,
A LETTER FROM MR. MUSSO. .
SHANGHAI, June 10th. Letters received yesterday from Mr. Musso. us of the captives of the cheng baulits, are mest pessimistic.
Mr. Musso declares that the "reports of their release within two or three days is coming-rol. They will be kept sever- not taken al weeks yet it things are seriously.
the
Mr. Cheung thought the despatch need but be put in as it was delaying the pro ceedings of the Court. He was quite prepared to necept his statement that he
was an official from Cantor.
iny learned
NEW PICCADILLY CIRCUS
FAMOUS FOUNTAIN MAY GU
Plaas luve now been completed for the Piccadilly Circus, utie of the most famous reconstruction, above and below ground, of traffic centres in the world."
The plans provide for setting back the frontages at the Swan. and Edgar corner of Fiendilly and Regant-street, satting back the County Fire Office corner of Regent-street construction of sub- and Windivill-street, the con
* large central under-ground ways, and tubo station. They necessitate the removal of the most notable feature of the circus, the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. The Westminster City authorities are understood To favour its remoral to the Leicester- square garden.
In this event another home must be fund for the Shakespeare Monument which now The Piccadilly Circus fountain, with its cupies the centre of Leicester-square. little Eros, God of Love, and his bow, was erected in 1803 as a memorial to the goou earl," Lord Shaftesbury, whole philanthropic work for the poor was the admiration of the mid-Victorian world.
The construction of subways leading to the tube station from every corner of the square will enable the Westminster Council to remodel the traffic lines and
The main entrance to the tube station Criterion side of the circus.
Mr. Zeitlyn: By so, doing I suppose I reconstruct the refuge still be on the an providing fuel for Calcutta. In the past,
friend's paling fires. the trouble, has been that early CASER
The witness gave evidence as to buying leprosy have been conceal, as the
€11 the 5th or gth of sufferers have leared life-long imprisonment ticket No. 03080 inn leper hospital. Now that they know January fast. that they can be cured, they are coming
Mr. Musso writes: "It is hell here, fortward for realment.
years, the disease may be completely stamp-
It is believed that in the course of a few
London is ashore at St. John's land, every day, every hour and every minute, in the Red Sea and is sinking. Auther: Some of the bandits who are guarding used out. steamer, twenty miles off, is proceeding to her assistance.
PorT SUNAN, June 10th. The Maida has suuk. The passengers and crew were resined and proceeding by the Waruiskiire.
THE RUHR OCCUPATION
TWO FRENCH SOLDIERS
BELGRADE, June 10th, The Cabinet met ng son as the news of the revolution in Bulgaria was recived. Official circles take a præve view of the situation, and say the revolution is Bulgarian domestic concern but the Ser-
PARIS, June 10th, bia Government could not remaju in-
ferent if the police of the new Bul Two French non-coms were assassinated
SHOT.
NEW TYPE OF BULLET FOR BISLEY.
I
suffer from dysentery, two acutely, and another suffers from an unmentionable disease. They us our towels, glasses,
LONDON, May th cups. pilkową, and drisk from our bottles.
The new stream line rifle bullet will be Thore am millions of flies, and the tem- used in watch rifle competitions at Bisley this year, with a muzzle velocity of 2,000 perature is 133.
Later the Chairman naked: Are you in the employ of General Chen Kwing Mirg1
The Witness: No.
Architects and others concerned with the beautification of cities view, with con- cern the haphazard manner in
rebuilding is taking place in Loch
and urge that the Government should appoint a commission of experts to guide building so that the new London which out of the old may be a worthy city. Impon, maid Mr. Henry Aldridge,
adviso owners and others in their
Was General Chen in Canton when you receive this despatch 1-(No answer),
Was the headquarters of Dr. Son established in Canton on 5th January secretary of the National Housing and Town It was not Planning Court of the Empire and should This is an official despatch.
Council, is not an ordinary city issued by the Generalissimo.
Withres went on to say it was a despatch from General Wong Bui Kit
The Chairman: Was he in Canton on January 5th-Yes.
Was he under Dr. Sun Yat Sen or
Chen Kwing Ming-linder Dr. Sun.
Do you not know that Dr. Sun did not
to Canton until after the Chinese New
Year-I don't know that.
“Mr.Solomon atal l'are suffering from feet per second, elevation at 100 yards, and 33 minutes compared with 18 minutes for Mark Seven. The bullet will shoot malaria. While the Chinese Government into a two foot circle at a 1,100 yards are playing at politics we are suffering." range. times out of 20,
day, from the shoulder of a good shot, Mr. Mus concludes by describing, how compared with only 15 out of 5 with the Sun was in Canton at the time and that garian Government infringed the provi- in the streets of Dortmund yesterday the drunken bandits occasionally fire their stream line bullet tried last year.
sions of the Neuilly Treaty,
The new
evening. No details are to ham.
Government has been con- stituted with Professor Zenka Premier interim Minister ang
PARIS, June 19th.
and Foreign Minister for War
NEW GOVERNMENT'S STRONG
POSITION.
พ เน
LONDON, June 10th. The Bulgariaa
d'rtat coup apparently not entirely the blondless affair which Sofia messages convey, although the opposition was small. Belgrade reports that a semi-oficial message states that there were eighty police casualties
automatic pistols at random, ""constantly The two non-coms mentioned earlier endangering the lives of their cuptives. were shot during an affray with GermALL { civilians. 14 is stated that a German eye. : witnes reported the affair to the French 'authorities, want described the shooters,
OBITUARY.
M.
PIERRE LOTI.
HENDAGE, Jube 10th
Viscount
Buruhan,
11
י
19
km Cay
-it is the
be made worthy of it. If a calamity like the Great Fire overtook us again we should be in exactly the same position, with no definite scheme of rebuilding to turn to and no Christopher Wren to devise a scheme as he did at the request of Charles 11. after the Great Fire."
Did you know that an enemy of Dr.
Dr. Kwza, President of the Club, gave Canton was under the control of General idence, and recorded sa interesting con- Chen-Whether it was under the controversation between himself and Sydney of Chen or not I don't know. All Quinn which took place in the Chinese. know is I
received the despatch on library on March 6. Mok was present January 5th,
Then you didn't know who brought the at the time. I asked him," said wit despatelt down from Canton A friend He replied, I do not know, maybe my "who owned the winning ticket. brought it down to me.
How could you have a despatch from sister Chan. I asked him where were the Canton. How can you be called to counterfoils and he said,They are lost." Canton by Wang, Chen and he were then asked him where were the others, enemies Well if I go up to Canton I and be said They are lost alaa. I asked him whether he had reported it to anyone did not show this deepitch,
The Chairman:-Then it is no go and told me he had reported it to Mol
GERS,
CHINESE IN CANADA:
FLEET-STRELT 3 "PANTHEON." SIR EDMUND WALKERS VIEWS.
unveiling
Sir Elmund Walker was the chief speaker nemorial tales to the inte Sir Edmund at an impressive meeting held in Toronto on Robbins (formerly manager of the Press May 3rd to protest against the Bill now he Association) in St. Bride's Church, Fleet-fore Parliament imposing further restric-
telling, us you got an official despatch before he went up to Shanghai Then I' street, on May oth, xaid it was hoped tions upon Chinese immigrants The meet-
Canton Yes I had to act in naked Mr. Mok, Why did not you report that as the years went by it might being urged the Government to delay, the Bill, from and a hundred arrests, bosides, those of Loti.
The death has occurred of M. Pierro possible to link up in spirit and in truth which has now passed its second reading accordance with that despatch. It asked this to us, the Committee?' He replied that he did not know which counterfoils ox-ministers and Agrarian deputics.
that church, the church of Flect-street, and to make further investigations into the me to go up and I had to go up.
At this stage the Court rose for the were lost." The impression is strengthened that „[Pierre Loti (Louis Mario Julien with the tumultuous profession in the whole question,
interval.
Dr. Kwan went on to say that, le after- Stambuliski's downfall due to his Yinun), the wellknown French writer was midst of which it was situated. There Sir Ehnund Walker said that he was one
After the dinner session witness was wards saw Wong Mun Tin, and asked him arbitrary policy againet political born in 1850, aux entered the French was a plan on foot for making it the of those who believed that the great issue of
ponents, and the Macedonian organisa navy in 1867, rising to the rank of Pantheon of the Press, and, for having the century would be settled us the Pacific examined on the point, He stated that to publish a list of the winning numbers. tions, which despite their comparative captain. He served in the Tonkin can there tablets und perhaps even monuments and not on the Atlantic. All good and patient he merived the official order on the 5th He told witness that he could not do that Fewness of numbers include the virile and paign, travelled extensively in the East, which would recall the memory of those people on both Oceans should make every January 1923, at the time preparations because he did not know who held thu patriatle Bulgurs. The proclamation of and wrote many nove's. His stories of who had deserved wel of the Press and effort towards the establishment of friendly wore being made to oust Chan Kving winning tickel Finally they decided to Others had received like des merely publish a statement to the effect He Ming. martial law covers the whole of Bulgaria. Inpas (especially "Madame Chrysant of the public they served. He concluded relations and better understanding Troops occupy the capital and now patrol here," published in 1887) are still widely with a tribute to the life and work of arged patience and propaganda. The Toronto patches. He reported in Canton on the that the ticket had been sold through the streets with armoured cars. The disread and apprucinted. Vinud (Piorre Sir Edmund Robbins, referring especially Globe insists that all our nations with 8th January, his duties being the organi Sydney Quinn
Other witnews followed, including Mo arming of the non-revolutionary bodies is Loti") was made a Commander of the to his envientious and patriotic work China should be characterized by respoot zation of troops. proceeding.
Legion of Honour in 1910.3.
during the war.
and perfect recognition of equality”.
(Continued at foot of next column.) Hing Cheung, the bonorary secretary.
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