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CONVERSATIONS WITH MR.

MACDONALD.

LONDON, June . M. Herriot, arconspanied by the French permanent UnderSecretary for Föreigu zassage from Hagoon states that Affairs, has arrived in London, bound for jäu s.8. Leidedersäne reports having re-the whequers, where he meets Mr. Mac beirad 8.0.S." from the s. Clin Donald, who is accompanied by dir Eyre Hacmillan, which is in a sanking evadi-Crowe. High hopes are entertained of tion guiles south east of Table Island, the week-end conversatious which are The Leidenice in within 10 miles of taking place in the most favourablé at- are expected to the 1'ian Burmillas, which is lesund from wasphere and which the Clyde zin Caleutta for Sukhalata.

prove an important first step towards the Another message from Rangoon state settlement of Europe's outstarling pro- that the Lejuestelakice reaghed the report hiems

The fact that tieneral Nollet aceum- ed positions of the Chau „Maenallas at mid- Hay, but found no sign of the clan Mcpanied M. Berriot' as far as Calais in milen or her beats. The search is con-

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FAH.CRE REPORTED.

LATER Horty to find the Chan Mawilan bave failed. An vartier report that her boats ore sighted off-the Andamans is untrue.

Table 1skund is situated off the coast at Co. Ashley, New Zealand (Senth Inland.

Nakualala," for which the Clan boat was bound, is one of the Friendly Islands, one of the South Pacile groups collective- ly known as Polynesia ]

MOUNT EVEREST TRAGEDY, TWO BRITISH CLIMBERS KILLED.

ATTENES

ATTEMÈS MAY RE ABANDONED..

Lusign. June 21st, Tragedy has attended the latest at -tempt to conquer Mount Everest, Accord.

ing to the Westminster, Guralte, Messrs, Leigh Mallory and Irvine, two members of the party, weře, killed during the final pérempt to reach the audit,

The Holy Repress, says, that news re- ociyed by the victime relatives" shows Chat Malfors and Imrine were caught in the monsoon near the summit.

Sie Frapicis Younghusband, interviewed by the Westminder fizette, Brated that "the expedition was withis axbort distance of the rummit: higher indeed than had 'øvei' been previously attained, but he was practically retain that the expedition would now have to be abandoned, at least for the present year.

THE ITALIAN CRIME.

ALBEGED CONFESSION.

KURIMER, ARRESTS.

Bowe, June 31st, My says that one of the prin sipial people arrested in connection with the Matteotti erime, aduitted complicity zid accused three other prominent Fax- cints, two of whom have been arrested as instigators.

order to explain the exact position of France's security question, with which is bound up the question of the control of German armaments, indicates that a

likely prominent topic will be the applica tion of the Experts Report. lo regard to this M. Herriot informed Reuter that

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HOME CRICKET.

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LONDON, June 20th.

At Southampton in fine weather and before 3000 spectators, Mr. Tennyson

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THE SHAMEEN OUTRAGE.

FRANCE' AWAITS. DETAILS:

PARIS, June Send.. The papers prefer to wait for 'precise wor the toss and elected to bat Hampdetails before giving a judgment touch

hire scored 27. Day got a centurying on the attempt inpon the lite of M. with vigorous straight driving. He gave Merlin,

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CHINESE SONGS OF TOIL, THE GOOD BOOK OF THE EMPEROR

-KANG HSI

[B SIR LEO CHIOZZA MONNY.]

Chinese literature is rich in folk songs, legends, and lore, racy of the soil. Com fucius, in the fifth century BC edited

several chances and made 11 fours."A group of students of the Franco-works. any subject. of Cathay can learn

Newman made 38.

Blackenberg took a wickets for 121.

South Africa "obtained 63 2 wickets:

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Notts barat Northants at Northampton three wickets, Northants scored 184, and 172. Richmond taking s for 50 Notts compiled 08, Wells taking 5 for 35, and then, 211 for 3, Whysall scoring 138

Warwick beat Gauiorgan at Cardiff by

he had the greatest faith in the Entente, 170 Warwick compiled, $59, and 166).

for which he had whole-heartedly worked, | and Glamorgan,134, and again 154. and declared that close. Franco-British! relations were essential looth now and in the future for the peace of the world.

S. AFRICAN POLITICS. NATIONALISTS NEED LABOUR SUPPORT.

Middlesex at Tonbridge beat Kept by 29. Midilloses scored 273 (Maan 53). and 134. Collins taking $ for 13. Keni sored 150. Durston taking 5 for 55, and

08. Durston taking 3 for 87.

Lancashire beat Glencestershire Gloucester by 204,

Chinese Institute, Lyons, patives, of Canton, have banded to the paper' note, indignantly protesting against the attempt and condoling with the inunilies of the victims.

The students will ask the Government of Canton to precute an active search! for the criminis and punish them severely when discovered.

MURDER OF ME. HAWLEY.

TWO. JUNK MEN EXECUTED.

BRITISH GUNBOUT COMMANDER'S

PROMPTITUDE.

Pr. June 22nd.

A wireless report to the American Lesation from wanlisien confirming the death of Mr. Hawley following a dispute with junkmen states that the Commander of the British guruboat Cuckchafee, acting at with commendable vigour and prompti Lancashire scored tule, under a threat to hembard the 313 (laday 98), and 223. för 5, and de. city, compelled the "leading military clared (E. Tyldesley 96). Gloucester authorities to follow Hawley's cortege afout to the grave and also execute two of the principal juakmen.

BLOEMFONTEIN, Jane 21st Interviewed, by the ip Timers "Mr." Hertzog, referring to Mr. Tishan Roys's statement, said that Hoos was free to say what he liked, but he (Hertzog) was not Mr. Hertzug admitted it was impossible for the Nationalists to carry on without scored 179 and 151. Labour support, and be expected the two Konie to n. mutual parties shortly to understanding in regard to the policy emphasised by the Nationalists, they were determined to keep their pledge not to attempt to change South Africa's con- stitutional relations with Britain, as lald' down in the Art of Taion.

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AMERICAN VIEW.

WASHINGTON, June 21st The State Department declares that while it does not at present contemplates

In the final of the Roehampton lawn tennis tournament, which is one of the recognised preliminaries for Wimbledon, the Japanese, Okamoto, defcated the further steps in connection with the South African Davis Cup player, Condon, ! question of-the control of the Chinesa Fastern Railway, the Peking Governa

more accurate and showed better hallment, under clear obligations dated cestral Conder missed valuable points, prior to the Washington Conference, en jabe held responsible for the protretion of owing to his inaccuracy,

interests other than their own.

It is learned from Pretoria that. Tiel, - In a brisk gäme Okamoto was man Roos, the leader of the Transvaal Nationalists, writes to the Dutch news- paper Dax Fadzand inviting "mar south African Party brothers to unite with us He says the Nationalist party will act moderately and fairly and hope to create a letter future for the comitry. Hr urges the reunion of all the Dutch desir ing to develop and build up South Africa

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BOMB FACTORY IN CALCUTTA,

TWO BENGALEES SENTENCED,

Calcutta, June 20th... Two Bengalees, who were caught red. handed when the police discovered complete bomb factory hers in March, have been sentenced to ten years and

for possessing live bombs. seven years transportation, respectively

U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.

ARRIVAL AT RANGOON,

"RANGOs, June 20th. The American world fiers have arrived here.

It is alleged that Matteotti was dragged! to a motor-car and murdered. The ear was then drives to wood and th body thrown in a hedge. The murderers -returned to Ruine and conferred with HOME BUILDING LOCK-OUT.

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others a regard to the disposal of the

body, with a result that one of the ashan-

is daaye to the wood at pight and disposed of the body, which the prisoner Relieved was burned.

RUHR EVACUÁTION," GERMAN APPLICATION TO

BRITAIN.

PARIS. June 21st.

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EMPLOYERS TO EXFORCE AGREEMENTS.

700,000 MEN TO-AK ISTULVED,

LONDON, June 20th."

The National Conference of Building Employers has decided to declare a national back-out from July 5th, to enfore

Le Juuru learns from Berlin that the ment

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INTER-VARSITY POLO.

WIN FOR OXFORD.

HURLINGHAM, June end In the Inter-Varsity polo match Oxford beat Cambridge by 7 goals to 5

AMERICAN BASEBALL.

New York, June, 22nd- NATIONALT LEAST).

Bostan, 1: New York, 2. Brooklyn, 4: Philadelphia. Chicago, 4; St. Louis, 3. Chicago. 1; St. Louis, 9. Pittsburgh, 1: Cincinnati, #: Boston, 1; New York, 6.- Brooklyn, 1 Philadelphia, 10. Pittsburg, Cincinnatti,. 4."

AMERICAN LEAGCE.

New York. 3: Boston, 3. Philadelphia, Washington, "Detroit, 6 Cleveland,

St. Louis. 5: Chicago, S.,

Chicago, 6: St. Louis, 7.

Philadelphia. 2: Washington, 1 Detroit, 9: Cleveland, 11

U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW.

JAPANESE HURDERED IN

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Loxbox, June 2nd.

collection of them, and gave Ching the famous Books of Odesy of Rites, of Oracles, and of History. With these. and the philosopher's own grent ethical

how, with Confucius' himselý, topass through life like a courteous gentleman. And that many thus learned, and learn we need not doubt, for any business man of the Far East will tell you that to the Chinese merchant his word is his boud.

LORE OF CRINESK AÕNISVETITRE. The Chinese live by their agriculture, i

every foot of their soil is made fruitful by an intensive cultivation which foes as far as the transplantation of wheat and ricn seedlings. From very early times, the love of Chinese agricul- ture has been preserved in poetic forms, The International Agricultural Instituten at Roine recently received: from the Chinese President a copy of the album published in the 17th century by the Emperor Kang Hsi, which is devisted in tillage, and silk-culture. It is a sump tuas volume, apon which a good and Kreat king lavished all his care. Bulletin of the Rome Institute gives us some rough translations of the poonas by Guido, Perris, which I have endeavoured to convers into forms resembling the rhymed originals.

AN ENLIGHTENED EMPKUOR.

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Kang Hsi based his work on a book of the 12th century, which in its turn was a collection of ancient field songs and deseriptions of immemorial customs. The manner of mari China possessed in this enlightened Emperor may be gathered from his own words, taker from the fire face to the volume.

Morning and night my thoughts tarn to the state of the Empire, and my heart is full of anxiety for the fatur, When I consider the foundations on which rest the life of my prople. 'food and clothing appear to be the most At all periods important of all.....

in the past, these subjects have been handled to the sound of the Bute and the accompaniment of the barmouies of stringed instruments, as well as dis 'cussed in laws and edits. In (Continued on next-column.)

EAST RIVER FIGHTING.

CHEN LEATES FOR WAICHOW,

It has been for n a true pleasure to seek and to obtain exact informa

More- tianpon all such matters k over, I have built the pavilion called The Knowledge of Agriculture" and the Kiosk of the Autumn Cloud ". be able to observe all the processad' in

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It way I saying, amongst our an- cients: Let him she, clothed Yo elk think of the void from which the wearer wousin has suffered; let him whe enfa the leaf rearmby? the weary labours «of the peaidat," --

Therefore, he goes on to explain, he has written poenis about the work, and had pictures of industry engraved. that men should remember the dignity and worth af tuil, and that throughout the Empire each man should take a priùs in his own work."

These goals words, and the Imperial and other poems, are, in the volumes treasured at Rome, bound in covers of richly-adorned silk, clasped in ivory. The pictures are dry-points of beautiful

execution.

I have often wondered why our modern poets have not found a largersinspiyas tion in the processes, the dangers, the fatigues of industry. Is it because so much of our work has become hele f that is the true explanation, is" it wor time that pose did something to retrieve beauty in labour, atul to win back joy in work! "Labour has become sullen: who will make it glad!

The close cultivation, weessary in China is illustrated in a picture which shows the pricking out of ice seedlings, and is described in the following lines:-

PRICKING OUT THE SEEDLINGS. You honatells May brings welcome rain At dawl to hathe the thirtsy soil Acacias rustle as the wind

Sweens from the South to bless the

til. The country folk with jest and song,

Prick out the green and sprenting

Curt. Bent o'er the earth, they never cease

To work and sing for life new-boru, A tool of wood 7 give, than they

May lighten toil and, bless the day. A tool to lighten tuillet is obsärve. I wish some poet would sing terus.of the need to make machines do their proper and appointed date of lightening modern labour,

SILK AND NEEDS.

The Emperor Kang Hs quoted the foregoing poem from Lou Shop of the 12th century. Here is another, on the rearing of silic worms. It describes how the first task is to eleàne the eggs. This is done in the days when the swallows

return:-

THE BIZNING OF THE BILK WORMS" BOGS-

Within the happy village all Uuerve the happy festival:" The swallows to their home return, Chin yen is past, the fres ay bure. Now fair hands hold the" tofquoisa

bowl.

While from the scented packet roli The eggs that must be cleaned, that

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The silk shall form in whits cocoon,

In the great Palace fast is kept The Emperor worked before he slept, a Here I have taken the liberty of in-.

The Sunday Express learns from New

A message from Swatew states that corporating two poems written respee York that the dead bodies of two telegrams say that fighting is proceeding tively by Lou Shot and Yung Cheng Japanese have been found or a country in the East liver district near Walchow The Chin yen referred to is a period at road hear Fort Arthur, California, and between Teh Cha's and Yung Shi Ming's the end of Spring, when cookiu may another on Colorado Street, outside forces. The latter are mostly Tunnanese, Pasadena. The pulien suggest this is who are supporting Sun Yat Sen reprisal for the anti-American incidents in Japan

Chen Chiung Ming bas left Swatow for It is believed the men were murdered Waichow, apparently with the intention of supporting Yeh Chu, while, Lin Hu in Los Angeles and the bodies taken to from Laoyang is endeavouring to link the spots where they were found.

The correspondent states that recent up with Yel Chu, and the Southern near Los Fukien reinforcements have been ordered anti-Japanese outbreaks Angeles caused the Japanese Business to the East River.

Hung Chow Lin has also gone to the meg's Association to appeal to the police East River district. for protections.

SIEGE OF KWEILIN.

FOREIGN MISSIONARIES SAEE

SHANGHAI, Jane 20th. The Missionary Society learns that thir chowfu, but that Bishop Holes remain at Kweilin.

New York 3: Boston, 3. (rain stoppe and friendly tone of the American reply missionary party have arrived at Yun-1

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not be done for several days. The Chinese silk industry was always cherished by the Chinese royal families, and the Em- says Lou Shou of the 19th century. The peror "himself tends the mulberries,” weaving of silk originated in China, anst the invention of the loom is attributed to an Empress Si-ling. who is said to hav have lived rizen 2,500 B.C.

Another poeni deals with the immer- sion of seed-corn':--

TŰK ÍMMERSION OF THE SEED. The fruitful seeds of last year's toil, Guarded by Husbandman Divine, Are plunged into the swelling stream; Sow all to case the toil combine, While village grey-beards advertise The mellowed knowledge of the wise. *A POETICAL PEOPLE. »,

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Tokyo, June 20th: While generally appreciatig the sincere this morning's papers prastically unani

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A telegram from Yungehow says that husbandry, the unit of fruitfulness was (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICEtical and criticise it for its failure to a.. swer Japan's contention that the im- migration Law does not conform with the missionary, Mr, Wilson, has returried reached long sinus in China, and infan there from Rweilin accompanied by the ticide is widely practised. One of our VANCOUVER ELECTIONS.

the spirit of true friendship, and that it Rev. and Mrs. Bland, and "the Rey, and missionaries tells a curious story in thir is in violation of international comites. Cunningham.

connexion. A female infant, exposed to and morality.

death in the usual fashion, was found still alive next morning by the father- who had abandoned her. "Struck with superstitions awe at this remarkable sur viral, he took the child back to her mother and named her Picked-Up." The story illustrates several things, amongst them the portien quality of the Chinese mind. I am tempted to add another poéz, From the Chinese of Su Tuang-p'o, written aliout the time of the Batile of Hastings (the date of which at this mo ent escapes me). The translation is by Arthur Waley

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NANCOUVER, June and. In the general election in British

It is reliably stated that Japan does pot propose to despatch another Nate at present, but has indicated that she will

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The telegram adds that the mission Rather than urging that the questionaries at Kweilit: are well, but that the

city is still being besieged, be followed up, there is evidence of a

The telegram does not refer to the the olerance of national agreements. Columbia the Premier, Mr. Oliver, has tendency among many commentators to The lock-out will involve nearly 700,000 heen defeated in Victoria City. The recommend that the matter le dropped, 36; સ probably mean the stapage of other Cabinet Ministers were selected, nid that Injen's future, lier be our reported death of Mr. Cunninghans. the bulk tiger

throughout the A simultaneous plebiscite on the ques-formed with the changing coalitions of whole country becau

building.

decisica is all the tion of amending the Liquor Act to allow international relationships. more surprising

agree the sale of beer and light wines by the Rigned Formally

only on glass on licensed permises resulted in the reining cities and most of the larger towns voting Gernian Government has approached June 16th The

and in breaking against the amendment. to endorse the settlers, in

the conting Britain with a view to accuring a formal off the negotiations, point out

the throughout ous disputes and resolts undertaking that the Buhr towns of country, particularly the strikes in Liter- Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhroat will pool. The building operating Cumitron and hint if the settlement terms are pot observed the operatives mag strike with out awaiting the lock out.

be evacuated as soon as the Reichstag has accepted legislative measures. to give

effect. to the Experts' Report

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BRITAIN, AND MEXICO.

MR. CUMMINS LEAVES.

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MEXICO CITY. Jane 22nd. Mr. Camins left best night for the Tnited States en route for Home.

PEKING, June 30th. auncknowledgment, and attempt to

A mandate his appointed the ex- keep the question open until a more fay Minister of Communications, Chang Chih ourable opportunity offers. Apparently, Tan, Vice Chairman of the Financial after the American elections and the as-Readjustment Commission." sembling of the new Congress.

President Tsao Kun, yesterday after- "Officials are quoted as approving the

nation. friendliness of the Note, but they are noon, returned Wang Keh Ming's resig. The friction between Wang Keb Ming somewhat disappointed. though appre ciating the difficulties under which it was and the Premier Sun Pau Chi, bus not written

رواية

In the meantime protest meetings con- yet been removed. tinue to be held in different parts of theMS SMUGGLING AT SHANGHAI. country, and resolutions are being adopt-

ed, the principal, tenor of which is build-

Families, when a child is born Want it to be intelligent. I, through "intelligence, Having wrecked my whole life, Only hope the baby will prove, Ignorantur. stupid.

Then he will crown a tranquil life, By becoming a Cabinet Minister 1

UPROAR IN FRENCH The question is to be discussed by Mr.

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fseein to have travelled far from this MacDonald and M. Herriot at the

AMERICAN COMMENT:

Emperor Kang Hai, and to have reach- Chequers.

EXPLETIVES AND FISTIQUFFS.

SHANGHAI, Juur 20th. erk vid So. Tang po, a topic of contem-: ing up the national strength and prestige. CANADIAN POSTAL „STRIKE.

NEW YORK, June 20th.

The NC. Daly Vers, referring to the porary interest: That is the worst of PARIS. June with. There was an uproar in the Chamber Commenting on Britain's breaking off Evidences are accumulating that the at-large seizures of smuggled arms at Shang words! Either they lead you, where your want to go, or to quite a different plase. ALMOST A FIASCO.

lust deening and the sitting hail to be of relations with Mexion, the Yu Tark tempted anti-American boycats is losing has this week, emphasises the need for Whilst it iK owing to battle

a twies suspended, firstly,bers of the to demand the recall of Mr. Cummins buting opposition and condemnation of a suggested" that the offenders cannot be

Te says that Mexico is clearly entitled ground, especially in face of the increas strong counter-menstires. OTTAWA, June ist, of expletives between The postal strike was a fasco except Right and Left parties, and seemndly ow that this ought to have done without the boycott by traders and others who have found elsewhere, discoveries have beca at Toronto and entreal. The Post-ing to a fight with fists between the Sociu use of offensive language The world is a recognised right to speak,

The Minister of Commerce, this morn-made on board the last four French mail master Gearral has ordered the dixissal lists and Communists at midnight. The startled at the sight of the parist, Mr.

It is much more important not to be s Socialists assaulted a Communist Deputy, Ramsay MacDonald bearing himself in ing, condemns, watch a movement as dis boats "sitggesting that Marseilles is now who declared that the Socialists were trait an international dispute very much as honourable, and likely, to prove a boonie

The journal draws attention to the net damned fool than to have much talest Spurs,

to the working clases brense they Lord Palmerston would be that the Mine rang. He says that the Government age that the Customs Commission has very decide the genuinely

The

World save that Mac opposed to an anti-Ameriena more, but extensive powers, which de rint seem to Man cannot be gay in that in Supported the Government. The munists rurbed to the support of their Donald Government inherited the ex-Cut they are ready to encourage the exelu- be rigidly exercised, the Commissioner terval of time which falls between bir

da melen ensued. The Com-zon quarrel with the Obregon administration of luxuries, if this opportunity is being permitted to impose fines on the lunch and his Mr. A. P. Herbert. colleague and a BUR 3. Marty, standing on a benchfion which, through ignorance of obstin-

operations by whirling a belt acy, it has made its own, and, in reakcized to incaleste habits of thrift and guarantors and to cancel the general dis the ex-Khabi, Abdul. Medjid, a life pen-ond his best. The Radicals were ing with Mexico, it has manifesed, an un-implicity of life as well as the develop charge permit in the event of a contra other people possibly even his org sion of £300, payable monthly, beginning inghurt, whilst the Right and Centre part.friendly spirit which makes its motivos ment of domestic industries.

of all the strikers not returning in 24

PENSION FOR EX-KHALIF.

SECUNDERARAD, June 22nd. The Nizam of Hyderabad has granted

in July,

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qustionable.

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SAYINGS OF A WEEK.

No one who has examined the minds of

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