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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH HELTER'S AGENCY.)

MILITARY COUP IN SPAIN.

·“MILITARY, REVOLT INCORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE SITUATION.

MADRID, September 13th. A semificial meisngi declares that the expression » Military revolt " Incorrectly describes the position, and emphasises that eitmirovitis in Madrid, Barcelona, Saragossa. Ria and the other prin- Leipal towns.

The troops are everywhere confined to barracks and the streets wear their accus- timed aspert. Shops and offices are open, and work has not ceased.

BARCELON 1. Segałember (7th, Military perion is maly visible in the egulation of the flygraph and telephone

- offers,

DE RIVERAS INSPIRATION. Do Rivera publishes a telegram which he' has received, signed by the Captain-| "General of Madrid and four generals,

adhering to the movement pending · the. arrival of the King, who will decide what should be done.

De Rivera, in a statement to the Press, drelary that lar was inspired by the

example act of Mussolini, but of the

Spanish heen 'General Prim RING NOT YET ARRIVED FROM:

SAN SEBASTIÁN,

Dni Seperaber 18th. "The King has not yet arived from San Sebastian.

THE KING ARRIVES: CABINET RESIGNS.

LSTER The King has arrived in the capital. He conferred with the Premier, after which it was aantonged that the Cabinet bad resigned.

FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS,

SAN ELASTIAN, Sept.mber 13th. The Foreign Minister, Senor Alla, has declared that having learned that the military was particularly directed against him he tendered his resignation and is not returning to Madrid for the present.

LABOUR - HOLDS ALOOF.

MaDrin, Spenilæer stati, o The executive committers of the Socialist party, And the general union of workers has appealed to labour to hold aloof from a military rawvement direct- ed by generals devoted to the pained,"

THE POLICY OF THE NEW NULERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH,

LATEST CABLES,

ENFORCEMENT OF ·

PROHIBITION..

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U.S. NAVY CANNOT BE USED.

WASHINGTON, September 19th. The Attorney-General, Mr. Daugherty, in an opinion Bent to Mr. Coolidge, declared that the navy cannot legally be used to enfores prohibition. It can only

be used as an "enforcement 'agruey" by special authorisation of Congress," or in any mergency, in which civil processes prove impotent,

ANOTHER AEROPLANE"

RECORD.

NEW YORK, September 19th. In piloting a Havy Curtiss racing plane, Lieut. Brow attained an officially recorded speed of 214,13 miles an hour Minecla. He travelled at a speed of 233

miles an hour for one round of the course with the wind.

VILLA'S MURDERER. SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS

IMPRISONMENT.

MEXICO CITY. September 13th, Jesus Salas, a member of the Lower) Blouse of the Legislature, who confessed to being the leader of the assassins who murdered ex-President Villa, has been

sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. ITALO JUGO-SLAVIA DISPUTE.

DENIAL OF ALARMIST REPORTS,

Rome, September 13th. A semi-official statement denies the alarmist reports regarding the Fiume situation; ridicules talk of danger of wac and says negotiations with Jugo-Slavin continue.

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ITALY REFUSES ARBITRATION.

LONDON, September 13th.

The report that Italy has refused to accept Swiss arbitration of her dispute with Jugu-Slavia has perturbed responsible circles in London, and it is apprehended that one of the parties congernd might attempt rash action provocative of war.

It is understand that the situation is causing grave concern to the French Gov-

with the "Little Entrate,"

Great, in view of its clus: connection

ITALO-GREEK DISPUTE,

AMBASSADORS AGREE TO

SOLUTION.

PARIS, September 13th. It is authoritatively stated that the Cou- ference of Ambassadors, at a meeting held, this evening, completely agreed upon a wolution, which is in the nature of a com promise, concerning the evacuation of Corfu, which no doubt, will cur before, Cctober 1st.

LATER

THE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN,

LATEST NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

The following are extracts from the cables recoiveil at the Japanese. Consulate- yesterday from the Foreign Ofice at Tokyo:-"

THE EXODUS FROM TOKYO,

Over half a million people left Tokyo

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[ay CocurESY OF THE “DAILY BULLETIN."'] |

EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH.

CITY PLANNING.

NAGASAKI. September 13th. That the recent disaster at Tokyo and

Yokohamım afferits an murivalled opporty nity for laying out their sucerssors

:923.

THE MEDICAL CONGRESS AT desirable that

SINGAPORE.

RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO

BERI-BERI CONTROL.

separate agreement should be drawn up to govern quarantine regulations in the Far East, ànil to allow of the necessary co-operation between the different Far Eastern countries.

This resolution was carried."

INTERCHANGE OF SANITARY PERSONNEL

It is also agreed that copies of this re- The official proceedings of the Medical solution be sent to all the Government Congress conelded at Singapore on the of the Far East, and to the office of the 8th inst, when the reports of the com- Health Committee of the League of Nations and L'Qßes d'Internationals mitters appointed to consider the Hygiene at Paris. tion of beri-beri control and other matters were presented to a full meeting of members is the Victoria Theatre.

At the comencement the President members had already subscribed to the arrange for the temporary interchange, FEAT.Al. Japanese Relief Fund, and of the sanitary personnel in the coun that Dr. Galloway had headed the list tries of the Far East, and to provide a with a subscription of a1,000. The Coun- course of instruction of health officers at ell voted $1,000 from the Association's Tokyo after the next Congress, was also funds, and the total was now $3,540. enrried.

A resolution requesting the Health

by rail between the 4th and the 8th inst., according to the latest and most im-(Dr. Hoops) stated that a number of Committee of the League of Nutions to whilst 21,000 loft Tokyo by suull steunproved plans is" fully fealised, and the ers between the 4th and the 6th inst. problem is now engaging the most serious

attention, In addition to this a considerable num-

ber left the city on foot. During the gue period 220,000 visited, Tokyo for the purpose of making enquiries about rela- £ives and friends missing sines the earth

quake,

Up to September 10th" 71,000 corpses

Tokyo and the work is still proceeding. had heen gathered and created in

AT YOKOHAMA.

In Yokoham out of 'n total of $3,000 buildings, 07,000 have collapsed or have been burnt. Out of a total population of about 400,000 there are now only 250,000 people living in the port,

THE DAMAGE TO KANAGAWA PREFECTURE.

Alicady it is reported that there is an indication of the views and opinions of experts throughout the world, and even the presence of the experts themselves is contempintei.

Concerning this inatter, while the 'first tooted idea of transferring the seat of Government to Kyoto seems to have faded for the present to the back-round, to-dag, a proposal is being "aired, with the alleged support of the intellectuals and the militarists, that the Imperial Palace," which it is argued should no longer orcapy a central position in a modern city, thus hampering communiea tions, shoull be removed to du earth. The calles contain an estimate of the quake-proof site 13 mies to the north of damage and casualties in the Kanagawa Tokyo, which, it is alleged, is more idea: Prefecture (omitting the port of Yoko-from every point of view, particularis hama In this Prefecture 33,000 col that of national defence. lapsed houses, 4.500 houses were destroy- ed by fire, whilst 13 luildings were car- ried away by the tidal wave. In addition there are 200 half-burnt buildings. The casualties in the Prefecture amount to 4,300 dead and 21,000 injured.

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The following is.n list of the killed and injured at the various towns in the Pre- fecture of Kanagawa

Kawasaki.-200 dead, 200 injured. Kamagura 500 dead, 1,700 injured. Uraga.-300 dead, 3,000 injured. Manki.60 dead, 2.300 injured. Fujisiwa 300 dend, 500 injured. Oina 200 dead, 700 injured.

Odowara-230 dead, 500 injured. Atami (the famous hot springs). The casualties have not yet been ascertained, Most of the places named above are popular summer resorts."

In the Prefecture of Saitana, border- ing on Tokyo, there are 250 dead and 376 injured. The number of collapsed build. inga, is 5,100, whilst 4,000 have half- collapsed.

AMERICAN'S WHO ARE SAFE, The following names are included in a

It is learned in well-informed quarters list received by the American Consulate that the solution reached by the Ambassa dors' Conference provides for the Italian at Shanghai on the 7th inst. as being evacuation of Corfu by September 20th.

PARIS. September 18th, A message frain Barcelona states that the leader of the revolt De Rivera.

Marquis Estella, in an interview, sail the news from. Madrid xare Hope that the Government would give them satis- faction. When the King arrived, the new policy would include rigorous repression af revolutionary connaunists and separ- atista and they would endeavour to If by that date the reports by the Inter- realise the chief aims of the Govern- Allied Commission of Inquiry show that ment in Marocco, after which they would Greece has mot done her utmost to secure limit action there to maintaining order, the detection and punishment of the Janina and to relieve the country of the excesmurderers, Grecea's deposit of 50.000,000 sive burden of the ennipaign involved lire will be handed over to Italy as reparu they would pursue a policy of peace in tions. international affairs.

MADRID. September 13th. The newspapers" unanimously describe the situation as serious. El Sol, states. that the Government has sent warships to Barcelona. The garrison at. Billine has joined the movement, Madrid is quiet and there are no incidents

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

GENEY), September 13th.

safe:

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A. D. Miline and wife, Herbert J. Collier and family; the foregoing sailed for the United State by the President Jefferson; Matt Brodie. Duke Perry, Mrs. Dorothy Brandt and child, James W. Emison, Commander and Mrs. Webb, F.

In the course of the debate in the AR. Carroll, wife and two children, God- sembly of the League of Nations on the work of the Council, the first Chinese, dels frey M. Jaines, Frank L. Lappin, David gate said that China, had entered the Tait and mother, Captain W. I. Eisler, League because she was convinced of its Bishop McKim., James L. Kauffman, J. latility.

LATER.

R. "Geary. R. F. Althauser, Samuel Ad-

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The Final Committer of the League A MILITARY REVOLT.

passed a motion favouring a reduction of nug, H. Arias, wife und daughter, R. L. the League's Budget. Following disturbances arising from anti“ Sir H. J. W. Fry, supporting the Ogilvie, M. C. Alexander. D. C. Burneil, Spanish demonstrations by the Catalan motion, declared that the Indian' delega Separatists, the Captain General of Bar- tion were always in favour of economies. Harry Bashi, W. W. Barr, Paul Blum, erlona, Primo De Rivera, has issued a pro- provided the work of the League remain- wife and two sons, H. B. Vans Brunnell, clamation auoaming that the military unimpaired. authorities have decided to take over the The motion was referred to the uper H. C. Brufell, Elmer Blum, wife and two phone, and have occupied the central telo. visory committee for examination and ra

children, D. P. Chambers, G. N. Creigh office and enforced martial law, sport as soon as possible. tablished a grasorehip. claiming that the JAPANESH CONTRIBUTION REDUCED,

ton, R. Y. Crawford, C. J. Crossby, wife garrisons at Madrid, Saragossa and Seville adhere to the movement, slating that pro

and daughter, Virginia Darcell John, ceedings will be instituted against the

Eills and Olga, E. R. Kure, E. R.. Egger, the Foreign Minister and the President of the Council, and that a Government will

R. P. Eastlake, wife and three children, E. Harry Esping and wife, W. L. Farn

be established under the military authori

ties

R.

The movement is not directed against the King of Spain, bat against the Gov- Frament.

A STATEMENT BY THE CABINET

M. Reynaud (France) proposed that the Japanese contribution to the League be now reduced in view of the catastrophe.

The proposal was unanimolly approved. and Mr. Adach (Japan) cordially thanked

the committe.

OBITUARY.

SENATOR MILLEN.

MELBOURNE, September 13th The death is announced of Senator Millen, ex-Minister of Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia.

ham, wife find two daughters, F: D.. Fagan, wife and two children, William W. Gordy, Mrs. Spencer. Could and wife, C. Hoffman, W. D. Hickie, Catlierine MADRID, September 13th.

Hoffman, Harry & Irwin and wife, Mar- The Cabinet, after an all-night sitting, have issued the following statement :—

cus Isaaca, C. N. Jefferson, J. L. Knopp, "Apparently, the military forets in cer

Julius Kaufner, F. Koehler, S. L. Kind- tain districts are disposed to concur iu the attitude. of rebellion of De Rivere, The Cabinet is in permanent session, and IMMORALITY, CORRUPTION AND storm, Milton R. Lock, H. Manley, wile

will maintain their position and only Tield to force.".

The King of Spain will arrive at Mindrid to-day..

LATER MARTIAL-LAW AT BARCELONA.

BARCELONA, September 18th... Martial law has been declared, and, cct ing under the orders of Prime De Rivera, General Losada has taken over the admin. Tetration of the province of Barcelona,

The military authorities have also geized the power in the Catalan provinces, appar ently without difficulty,

(Continued at foot of next Golumn.)-

DISASTROUS POLICY IN

MOROCCO.

and chill, C. E. Miller, J. W. Morr, Mary Martin, W. Manning wife and son, F11. Manz, F. E. McCorkie and wife, A. E. McGlew, E. C. McDowell, O. Potile, wife and three children, Duke N. Tarry, J. Quini, wife and his sister,

NEST CONGRESS ÁT TOKYO,

The motion of the President that the

invitation of the Japanese government to hold the next Congress at Tokya in 1925 be accepted was carried with neclamation.

TILINKS TO ORGANISERS,

Dr. van J. J. Lonkhuijen, one of the

Dutch East Indies delegation, in propos ing a vote of thanks to the organisers of the Congress, said that although it was not yet possible to look at all the scientific Dr. Miyagawa, of the Tokyo Imperial and practical result of this Congress, yet University, on behalf of the Japanese they would all agres that it bad been a Government assured the members of a success in all directions. They owed warm welcome at Tokyo, and alsee hearty thanks to all who had given their time and hospitality to bring about that pressed the thanks of the Japanese dele result, including H.. the Governor ant gates for the sympathy and assistages of Lady Cullerard, their President, and their the Association in regard to the Japanese hardworking seretary, Dr. Scharff

disaster.

SRI-CERT.

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The President, in returning thanks, said that the success of this Congress was dus They had the ex- The recamusentations of the beri-ier to many factors.

Congresses committee, which consisted of Drs. de vellent example of former Langen, Stanton, Grerin, Kauai, H. S. and specially of the last in Java. Thavara, Lupez Rizal, and Lient-Col. Every meniber and delegate had come

make the prepare to

Congress Bissett. were as follows:-

The Association of the Far Easterness, and many of them had brought vable discussion. It was right that Association of Tropical Medicine has

he should add a tribute to Dr. Scharf. considered the proosal of the Philippine who for the last one and a half years had Islands Delegation for international actiuif in the control of beri-beri, and has been engaged on the affairs of the Asso- gates of the Governments represented tray, who had been the main source of inspiration for the arrangements for taken rate of the views of the oficial dele intion. He also mentioned. Dr. and Mrs. the Fifth Congress.

the convenience and accommodation of The Association is of opinion that con-members, and the amusements and social sequent upon the divergence of views

gress in Japan would be an even greater disclosed in the statements of official He believed that the next Con

tat present impracticable.

again to express their sympathy with delegates, any international couvention success than the Afth, and he wished The Association reaffirms its belief that their brothers from Japan, and their hest beri-beri is a disorder of nutrition, and hopes for a speedy recovery from this that in the Far East the principal factor national disaster. in its causation is a diet of which over- milled rige forms the staple.

It is impossible to say whether this is merely a flight, of the imagination, as there is no intimation from an authorita- .tive source that anything of the kind is note seriously contemplated, but it is worthy indication of the interest this question is new arousing.

The Association recommends that i FOREIGNERS ADVISED TO POSTPONE terested Governments be invited to pro-t

note further research in the following questions in relation to beri-ber; con-

VISITS

trol:-

(a) The standardization of rice;

EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED.

HELD UP BY ARMED MEN

Yesterday morning, at 10.30 o'c'ce's, a during highway robbery took place in The effects of transport and storage Kennedy Road, the victim of the robbery being a European lady named, Mis+ The Association recommends that ench Russell who lives at No. 154,-Macdonnell of the Governments interested and the Rond. Hockefeller Foundation be invited to Mis Russell was proceeding to he

cola-house in a private chair by way of nominate a representative on

of fice:

PEXING, September '13th." The Japanese Legation announces that in view of the fact that order in the de vastated districts in Japan has not yet been restored and that accommodation and sup plies are not sufficient for fresh arrival,

two Chinese, one of whom was armed foreigners who intend to visit Japan remittee for the study of beri-beri" which Kennedy Road, when she was held up by The Association considers that in the with a revolver. The chair coolies were have urgent business or have near relatives meantime individual Governments should forced to stop and Miss Bussell was requested to postpone their visit unless they shall report at the next Congress. whom they wish to look after, or unless take such action for the control of beri-ized by the two highwaymen From her they are journalists.

beri as tay he suited to local conditions wrist they took a gold bangle and made in their respective ccustries and should off in the direction of Wanchai,

Miss Russell afterwards reported the devote special attention to devising and applying practical methods of improving matter to the police who at once.com- the diet of the general population with menced a very thorough search for the regard to the too exclusive use of over: neu, but up to last night no arrests, lad milled rice and should be requested to been effected. make available to the next Congress systematic observations and statistical data of the results of these methods.

The association considers that educa tional methods of control on the basis! of the available scientific knowledge should be vigorously applied in all coun- tries

The Japanese Consuls have been lustrue ted to reguinte the rise of passports in accordance with the above.

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LONDON, September 15th, Ten thousand persons attended a meet- ing of the Salvation Army at Albert Hall to express sympathy with Japan. It was announced at the meeting that General Booth's Relief Fund already amounts to £31.000, The proceedings included a memorial service for Missionary victims.

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PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN FRANCE.

PARIS, September 13th. The joint committee of the Grandes Associations d'Anciens Combattants have opened a public subscription, in aid of the Japanese sufferers.

"AMERICA'S OUTSTRETCHED.

HAND."

BALTIMORE, September 13th. Mr. Denby, addressing a Red "Cross meeting, contended that America ought to be the first to offer relief to Japan because America's outstretched hand was the first Japan's grasped when the eame out of the ancient shadows.".

JAPAN THANKS AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE, September 12th.

The report of the sub-committee ap- pointed to consider the question of spleen measurement was adopted.

UNIFORM PORT QUARANTINE PROCEDURE,

The President proposed a resolution advocating uniform port quarantine pro- cedure in the Far East in the following

DRESS IN THE EAST.

It is difficult to decide, writes a cor. respondent to the Times of Indir, which retain the full dress they are accustomedi Ziy the more strange, that Englishmen shoul

wear in the Homeland, with the incon

on, or that Indians should adopt the Eng- veniece of stiff collars, dress suit and so lish style for use in their own country in- trad of their own styles which all will "gree are more adapted to the conditions of the country. It is curious, how tenaci. ously-n people sticks to its own peculiar type of dress, and the English have proved terms:

no exception, though from time to time The Congress considers that the rewe do see certain modifications which are gulations of the international convention intended to increase the comfort of the of Paris of 1912 are not suitable for the proper carrying out of quarantine nea- sures in the Far East.

The revisions so far proposed do not alter this unsuitability.

Circumstances in the Far East demand quite

different quarantine procedure from that in Europe. It is, therefore. (Continued on acht column)

THE RICE MARKET. EFFECT OF JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE."

Losbox. September 13th. Dealing with the effect of the earth The Japanese Government has tele.quake on the rice market, the report of graphed to the Governor-General thank Messrs. J. A. Anderson rad Company for the earthquake sufferers. ing Australia for her practical sympathy estimates the carry-over in Japan on

THIETEEN AMERICAN HOSPITALS

**FOR JAPAN.

November 1st at 801.203 tons.

The stocks of rice at Tokyo on July 1st were between 55,000 and 60.000 tona, of which 50 per cent., perhaps 75 per cent has been destroved.

wearer.

The records of early Company days show that the type of clothing worn was hardly suited to the warm climate. The costume of the seventeenth century was decidely cumbersome, but English people of that: day felt that they must adhere to it. Pictures show us Englishmen with lurzo huse long-waisted doublets, and short clonks or mantles, with standing collars. In addition they wore ruffs which were from twelve to sixteen longthe apiece, se three or four times, double, An ancient writer tells us that the indies had a liqui matter, which they call starch wherein

the devil

hath learned them to wash and dive dry will then their ruffs which being

inflexible about their stand stiff and necks." The gentlemen also wore breeches which appear to have been considerably on the large stile, while on their heads they

More conical crowned hats made of velvet or taffeta ornamented with great bunches

feather We certaaly have progressed. since

thos days to a more sensible type of dress. All the old it counts give is the impression As there is little or no rice held that the old English factors and ambassa Yokohama, even if the entire quantity nt dors attempted to make as imposing, a sight Tokyo were destroyed, this would equal as possible, whenever they moved outside less than 7 per cent of the estimated their bungalows. Some of the older scr tany-over.

vants of the Company found it advisable

for

A transport left San Francisco on the 8th inst. with one base hospital and twelve field hospitals, totalling 4,000 beds. The Somme carries a total of 4,250, cubic inches of cargo consisting in addition to It is believed that the new crop which to adapt n form of Oriental dress, but by the hospitals, of 62 infirmaries, four field will begin to arrive in November, will the middle of the eighteenth century we laboratories, tentage, cats, bunks, rice, be only an average crop of, say, 5.090,000 find a different type of men coming out milk and medical supplies. She also has tons, but no reliable catimate can be to India. The prospect of making ten doctors, six army purses and 41 en-

formed till Government figures have been thne in a short time attracted men of good published:

family and position, and there were many Added to the hospitals sent

from listed men of the medical corps, Manila, which totalled 2,850 beds, this. says the Manila T, will make 6,830 heds sent by the army, or about three times the total number of 'heds available in all of the hospitals in the Philippine Islands combined.

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The situation may, therefore, he said young andies amung those who set foot to thra Gratly, on the ability of Japan on the shores. They may have been tide over the period between now and ignorant of the common-places of trade, the arrival of the sew crop without large but they know how to dress. Some of these purchases of foreign rice, and the stressed lured silks, velvets ulus appears to he sufficient for this pur- пове secondly, on the size of the new

dandies

buckles

nudler,

sportwigs, swords" and, tri

MADRID, September 13th. It is learned from an authorittative Min. isterial source that a document has been distributed among the garrison at Madrid

been donated by the army from Manila.

A totul amount of P2,432,780,20 has erop.

we are still wedded to black In the meanwhile, it is possible to over evening dress suits, and that, even yet, the declaring that the Government have lost all public confidence owing to immorality: George A. Repko, Joseph S. Ruble and according to figures given out at Ft. rate the shortage of rice due to the disfnmont top hat has its devotees in India. corruption and their digstrous policy in wife, Harold Strand, M. S. Sankers, wife spent until the time the terond transport.siderable advance in prices of Raveone more sensible form of dress for practical.

Santiago.

This includes the amount aster. If this has been done the cop but it must be admitted we have reache I Morocco

Captain-General

and two children, D. M. Tinling, Alfred the Mergs, sailed. Cost of personnel, of Madrid Gobes, who

be maintained. was summoned to appear before the Tutland. J. H. Trenst, E. Vest, wife and operation of transports, articles, loaned, hem, intagon rige is hardly likely to purposes than the old servants of the Com- Cabinet, EATS AR Basuring that the

not included. The figures given include Government has removed the import duty formulalle form, even to wearing heavy deare o dope andians, shout such as trucks, blankota, and clothing ia It is noteworthy that the Japanese, desire to English garb in ita most son at Madrid is ready to guarantee the maintenance of order,

only fooil, medical suppliés, etc.

Topless' a problem not easily solved."

the son, J., B. Van Brunt, James, E., Wallis,

Jr., and R. II, Young

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on all foreign rire.