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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MURDER. FROM MOSCOW.

DAMNING REVELATION AT TRIAL;

AT WARSAW,

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH,

EARLIER CABLĖS,

"VERY. SECRET""

M. ZINOVIEFF'S ALLEGED PLAN TO STIR UP REVOLT.

PARIS February 9th.

. Zinovieft has written to M. Marcel Cachin, what is directing the French Communist party, to foster an armed revolt among

the masses in North

WARSAW, February 10th. The Supreme Court has sentenced three Polish Communists to fifteen years" hard | Africa,, and announcing the payment of labour for complicity in a bomb outrage

Fex 1,500,000 as a subsidy for that at the University here some months ago. ↑ purpose." gesulting in the death of Professor Dr.

The letter, which Za Liberté repro- żencki and injury to several people.

duces in full, is marked Very Secret," 18, dated · December 2nd, 1924, and is sigued. Zievieff, in his capacity

16′ was proved during the trial that the culprits used funds received from the Third Internationale at X OW.

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THE ASQUITH PEERAGE.

DESCENDANTS OF ORIGINAL OXFORDS LODGE PROTEST.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION

NEWS..

(THROUGH RÉÉTER'S DENEY.)

CHINA NOT INDIA ! "DAILY TELEGRAPH" ON WHERE AMERICA'S QUARREL LIES,

LONDON, February 9th.

The Daily Telegraph, in leader on the withdrawal of the Chinese and Americans from Geneva, expresses the opinion that Mr. Porter's Memorandum suggests he has a grasped the plain. fact that neither heroin nor cocaine, which drugs are used by 3 per cent.

IN CHINA.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DE. SUN YAT SEN. PATIENT IS STEADILY GROWING WEAKER

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CANTON NEWS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)

MERCHANT VOLUNTEER HEAD-

QUARTERS CONFISCATED..

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ALLEGED BANK THEFT. CHINESE EMPLOYEE CHARGED.

Air

that

s. outlining the case, said

of Straits notes

At the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. J. R. Wood, Ngan Sui Chik, Chinese, gencribed as a The General Headquarters of the cashier, of the Socistic Francaise Do Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps, at of 80,600.

Garance, was charged with the thela

in Straits Settlements

Cur Water Melon Garden: consisting of an rencs, the property of the bank.

Mr. M. H administration building and a large piece Back, and Mr.

Tur Lo PRKING. February 9th.

represented the

defended. The bulletin, issued by the Peking of parade ground, with a theatre attach-

Turner, Uain Medical College to-day, says Dr.ed, has been taken over by the Euomin

were from

time to time, sent down by Sun Fat Ser is steadily growing weaker. tag Political Party and will be used his clients to their agents in Singapore. na the party headquarters. The land and These packets were done up in the com temperature 10-1

His pulse reached 140 last night and buildings ny stated to be worth more pradore department and

This morning his than $2,500,000.

had to accused with the counting of them, being teperature was 90,1; pulse 120.

one of the compradore staff. There was also a Europeau there, who

whom accused assisted in the counting of these notes. TSINGTAO STRIKE.

Afterwards defendant helped to SCW them to sealed packets, which were then gistered and despatched to the Sings- pore agents, or put in the safe, until Inter. The European, accused and a shroff were the only persons who had

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As President of the Ikki, which is the fat American addicts, are exported from BOYCOTT CALLED IN SYMPATHY Bolshevists under General Chen Chiung either taken to the Post Office and re

section of the Third International deal. ing with the organisation of revolution in the colonica,

LATEST CABLES.

"A STUPID FORGERY."

LONDON, February 9th.

PARIS, February 10th. Mr. R. HAsquith will por take his

The Communist organ #Humnaitt Boat in the House of Lords, na the Earl describes 3. Zinovieff's letter to M. of Asquith and Oxford, at today's re- Cachin as "stupid forgery," compar- Opening of Parliament. The reason ising it to the Zinovieff letter published. that petitions have been lodged with the Home Secretary "by the descendants of the De Vere and Harley families, the priginal Earls "of Oxford, against Mr. Asquith's inclusion of Oxford in his title. #PRESIDENT HARRISON."

TOURIST STEAMER REACHES PORT UNDAMAGED.

LONDON, February 10th. The steamer President Harrison, men- tioned on February 9th as having sent an S.0.8, picked up at Chios, arrived nt" Genco yesterday. The vessels sailing to-day for Marseilles. Apparently, Lloyd's report of the receipt of, an 8.0.8, from the vessel way mistaken.

CONSPIRACY CASE.

AUCUSED SENTENCED

UNDER OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT.

LONDON, February 10th, The hearing of the conspirary case, in which the two men accused were charged with an attempt to disclose naval secrets, was concluded to-day. O'Leary was sen- ienced to 18 months and McGough to 16 months imprisonment.

The men were charge and sentenced under the Officia? Secrets Act.

MALABAR HILL OUTRAGE. ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF INDORE STATE ARRESTED,

Boxsay, February 10th. The Indore correspondent of the The ef din tearns that Sirdar Anandrao Phanse, Adjutant-tieneral of the Todore State "Forces, has been arrested. arrest is alleged to be in connection will

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the Malabar Hill murder on February :2nd,

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INTER-ALLIED DEBTS.

FRANCE INSISTS ON GUARANTEE OF SECURITY

in Britain on the eve of the election. L'Humanité accuses the anti-Communists with desiring to overthrow the Left Bloc by brandishing the forgery on the eve of the municipal elections.

EARLIER CABLES,

India He has not realised that the quarrel of his country was with "China- and that she is as powerless to limit the opium, production as Americx is power. less to compel her to do so,

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SINGAPORE BASE.

STATEMENT AT BURNLEY BY FIRST LORD.

LONDON February 9th. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty in the course of a speech at Burnley, emphasising the need for a naval base at Bingapore, refuted the sug. gestion that such action might be regard ed as likely to cause uneasiness in Japan. He pointed out that the Japanese Gov- ernment, whose friendship we now as we valued their loyal alliance in Pans. February 9th.

the great war, were well aware at the The Press recognise the sincere good-time of the Washington Convention that the project had been long in our minds. will and conciliatory spirit inspiring the

Our action was taken for the sole por. British Note."

pose of introducing greater economy and efficiency as regards the movements of

FRENCH DEBT TO UK.

PARIS PRESS RECOGNISES SPIRIT OF BRITISH NOTE.

The papers consider that it forms an acceptable basis for discussion, but. irrespective of party, they consider that various passages, which are vague and obscure, require elucidation before the Government eas

move further in the long and delicate gotiations which anyhow are regarded as inevitable.

ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO.

LORD BRADBURY APPOINTED"

BRITISH DIRECTOR.

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Los Dos, February 9th. The Treasury hare appointed the ex- Reparations Commissioner, Lord Brad- bury, e ofisio director of the Anglo- Persian Oil Company, in succession to Lord Inchcape, who has resigned.

LEYDEN UNIVERSITY. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

value

ships in there waters, and not from. any expectation of attack from Japan, still Jess from any aggressive desires on our part."

JAPAN

AND RUSSIA.

PRIVY COUNCIL IN TOKYO TO DISCUSS AGREEMENT.

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WITH RAILWAYMEN.

TSINGTAO, February 9th.

THE FIGHTING. No important battle between the Ards of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and the arti-

Ming has been reported the last few days. The forces of the latter look as if they are trying to draw the Reds farther

supplies. Meanwhile, the anti-Bolshe- vists are rushing troops to Namyung, Northern Kwangtung, in order to march of Canton from the north. The King rendering aid, to the anti-Bolshevists by Army, nuder General Fong Pen Jen is sending troops

across the Kwangtung border.

The Kiaotsi Railway employees struck eastward from Canton and their base of anything to do with the counting of the

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at midnight last night.

Coincident with the strike, cheats boycott called by the Chamber of Commerce with a view to forcing out the present management went into effect.

The management refuses to quit fo face of a very. trying situation a

The controversy arose from the dis charge of the Shantung employees on the railway.

[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] " JAPANESE MAN TRAIN

TSINGTAO, February 9th.

TROUBLE OVER OPIUM TRAFFIC.

All opium-smoking dens in Canton under the auspices and protection of the militarists have been suspending business since February 8th, It appears that there are too many authorities trying to share the profit of this ilegal traffic. To realize the extent of this traffic, it may he mentioned that at one time, a syndi cate was willing to offer $6.000.000 an and last night was a special train takes tically the northern action of Canton The only train moved since midnightally for the monopoly within Dr. Sun Yat Sen's jurisdiction, "which was prac out at noon in the personal charge of City: Nominally Dr. Sun has control Mr. T. Ohmura, the Japanqst traffic over 17 to 10 of the De districts in Kwang- manager, manned by Japanes

tung, bus except the city of Cant, where his son, Mr. Sun Fo, was mayor, he has been able to exercise very little, any, authority. For the present, a Yannnnese, Kwangsi-ites, and Cantonese war funding bareau of Hunanese, militarist lenders controls the opium and gambling traffic in Canton.

The crew on board were engineers, operators, drivers and workmen for emergency repairs to the night train from Txinau,, which had not arrived this afternoon.

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Governor Wen today wired to the "Ministry of Communications to settle the bitter controversy.

The imminent arrival of thousands of deported soldiers, for whom there is no transportation, causing extreme altro.

Toxo, February 10th." [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Cabinet, having approved the text

JAPAN SENDS NOTE: of the Russo-Japanese Agreement, have handed it over to the Privy Council; the

PERING, February 10th. Committee of which on February 12th,Note to the Which dopu, requesting the The Japanese Legation is sending a will start investigations thereon. Chinese Government to take immediate steps to bring the strike on the Shantung Railway to an end. The Note is based on the ground that the strike will in juriously affect the revenues of the rail way, which are pledged to Japan in con nection with its purchase..

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DAILY BULLETIN."]"

MR. HEIKICHI OGAWA. SEIYUKAI LEADER APPOINTED MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

Toxyo, February 9th. Mr. Heikichi Ogawa, who has been appointed Minister of Justice, in succes-

LEYDEN, February th The three hundred and fiftieth an niversary of the founding of Leyden University has been celebrated by soleman conferment in the historic Pie- ters Kerk of the degree of Doctor of Lawson to the late Mr. Sennosuke Fokota,

of the on Queen Wilhelmina, in the presence is one of the leaders of "the Seiyukai.

Royal Family, diplomats, University dignitaries, professors and students, after an imposing procession through crowded streets.

THE BARMAT AFFAIR. HERR HOEFLE RESIGNS SEAT IN REICHSTAG.

was Minister of

PARIS, February 10th. According to Le Math, The French Government does not intend to deal with

BERLIN, February 9th Herr Hoefle, who the problem of inter-allied debts until Posts in the Marx Cabinet, has resigned the question of France's security is satis-allegations that he was implicated in from the Reichstag in consequence of factorily settled. Fadeed if her security. the Harmat bank scandals.

wveze guaranteed, France could work out

a balancing budget and devote the sums from a funding debt to pay off what she owca-a thing she could not do if obliged to make daily efforts to increase her military power.

A ROUGH PASSAGE. EXPERIENCE OF FLETTNER ROTOR SHIP..

BERLIN, February 9th.

A Flettner rotor ship, from Danzing to Leith, arrived at Kiel twenty-four- hours late, owing to strong weather. which occasionally rendered the use of

Le Petit Parisien understands the Government intends to deal with the. French debt to England together with that to America. The task of experts and the exchange of views through diplomatic the rotors impossible. channels will last three or four weeks. Direct negotiations could be opened involving movement of the two large The ship pitched and rolled, the re- London in the middle of March and the towers causing a severe shaking.. question of security could then also be

taken up-avar,

FOOTBALL AT HOME, LATEST RESULTS IN LEAGUE AND F.A CUP.

FRENCH PRESS VIEWS,

PARIS, February 10th. Comments in the newspapers to-day emphasize the necessity of time to probe the British debt proposals before Franco

LONDON, February th can enter into any commitments. They In a replay in the second round of generally insist that French repayments burn defeated Portsmouth by che goal the English F.A Cup today, Black- should depend on Germany's reparations to love, on the Highbury ground. The payments.

Le Matis believe tho. French Governinners weet Tottenham Hotspur, on ment will not deal with the debts with February 21st., in the third round. out relation to the question of France's security. "If France must arrive to as

FULHAM BEAT HULL,

sure her defence by the increase of her Lengue, Fulham beat Hall by 4 goals to In the second division of the English

to Britain and the United States !!

military strength to that of her Euro- pean Allies, how can she pay annuities

L'Oeuvre insists on account being taken

of German payments,

TEST CRICKET.

by

END OF E.I.J.M.S. "*

«TOSA.” DOOMED VESSEL SUNK OFF BUNGO CHANNEL.

Toxo, February 9th. The battleship Town was towed, out the warship Seitou from Beppu harbour down the Bungo Channel of battleship's sea-valves were opened un- the Tsus province, where the doomed

der the auspices of the Chief of the Kure Naval Station, who reported the successful accomplishment of the sink. ing of the battleship to the Nävy De partment this morning.

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION, BURMA WILL TAKE NO PART THIS YEAR.

(FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] FALL OF SHEKLUNG.

UHEN CHIUNG MING'S FORCES "

FALL BACK.

PEXISO, February 9th. Foreign and.official telegrams from Canton confirm the capture of Sheklung by the Cantonese troops, and that Chen Chiung Ming's forces are retreating to Waichuw.

to Saturday Inst, however, no decisive action had been fought.

These telegrams assert that the Can train consisting of a locomotive and two ton forces were assisted by au armoured cars entirely manned by Soviet Russians, REORGANISATION CONFERENCE. MINISTRY OF FINANCE SUBMITS

MEMORIAL

PERING, February 9th. It is announced semi-officially that the Ministry of Finance has sent Memorial to the Chief Executive questing submission of the following questions to the

re-

ference:-(1) Aisation Con

of

LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONY. The long distance, or rather the inter port, telephone service between Canton City and Fatshan may. contarnice according to the 12 Guilds Commercial operation before the end of February. Jouranl,"

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notes.

In January five

packets of notes were counted, sewn, up and taken to the Post Office Later a cable was

received from the Singapore agents ed nothing but cuttings from papers and stating that one of the packets contain- from children's exercise books. The cuttings and the packet were sent hack, and his cliauts took them to the Post possibly our of the Post Office employeks" Unce with the view of suggesting that might have

extracted the notes. In- quiries were made and as a result of these inquiries the accused was arrested

On behalf of defendant, Mr. Lo ssid he was informed that his client had nothing more to do with the notes than of counting them in the number re- quired by the European The notes

counted as required and handed to were not in his custody at all, but were in that of another person. They werd

duty European and after that defendant's ecased. As far as he. Mr. Lo, could make out, amongst the papers found in the packet were pages from When asked whose were the names on exercise book with writing on an

daughter. they were the names of his son and these pages, defendant had replied that admittedly in the handwriting of the Some of the writing was daughter and son. There was no at- tempat, concealment on the part of defendant, and Mr. Lo submitted vaat

them.

fran would have been nothing less than a lunatic to have put in these pa- pers, if he had been guilty of the theft.

day next, bail being allowed in Mr.Wood remanded defendant until

10,000.

CHILDREN AND OPIUM. MAGISTRATE'S WARNING TO

TRAFFICKERS,"

THE FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAP. Preparation has been well started in Camion for the coming 7th Far East Olympiad next May in Menila to which South Chica expects to despatch a strong for the selection of athletes to represent contingent To afford an opportunity Canton, the 8th Canton Athletic Meet will be held on the Kwangtung Univer- aity campus next March, and announce ments have already gone to the several clubs and schools in the city who are expected to enter teams or individuals for the track and field events or all games cu uther contests. Organized and individual exhibitions of dolls and other sports will be held during the meet, which will last four days. The events will come under the headings of ball rames, swimming, track and field cm. petitions, while the Canton Boy Scouts and the Ching Woo Athletic Association will demonstrate. Interesting features will include short distance races for brought against them. girls exclusively, and a calisthenic drill of 1,000 school children, "I

"The ancient Chinese art of boxing and the newly adopted dances will vary the #1 events of the track and the field,

Mr. J. R. Wood at the Central Magis- When a small boy was charged before trney yesterday, with being in posses- sion of a quantity of opium, His Wor- ship issued a warning on the subject of small boys being einployed as carriers of illicit opium."

acting on a statement made by the boy, From the evidence it was shown that, Revenue Offers kept a'close watch on. the major offender had aide his escape: a certain, houar, nily to discover that

Mr. Wood said that persons convicted of employing children to carry illiciu opin would be recommended to the charge of actual possession might not be Governor for deportation. though the

this warning to those connected with kirs

The boy, was released and told to take

in the case.

WEST RIVER PATROLS.

THE WORK.

Events to which Hongkong and other South China clubs or individuals may enter are 10-metre high hurdle, 50 CHINESE GUNBOATS READY FOR and 5,500 metre races, 800 metre and 1,600 metre low hardle, 100, 200, 400, 8001.00.

metro relay, in addition to high jurap, The department in charge of river gun broad jump, pole vault, disk throwing, boats of the Commanding Headquarters and mer throw Football, baseimfl, of the Cantonese Army under General volley ball, basket ball, and tennis com- Hsu Sung Chi Has had under its con- petitions are also provided for.. Tennis aideration, the Canton Gazette says, and indoor baseball as well as volley scheme for maintaining a regular patrol ball contests are open to women, awimming events will be 50 yards, 100, 220, been done to the various gunhoats under The along the West River. Hepairs bave their control, and a big amount has been spent on equipping them with the re- aired ammunition. These boats being now in good condition are anchored in

440 yards awim, and a number of con- tests for diving and the like.

To accommodate spectators, temporary pavilions for 3,500 persons will he wrect dennitioned, besides special reservations for stand-frout of the Cement Works awaiting taxes; (3) measuZES

of the nati

national

and domestic loans; local and for taxes (4).

thesion of taxes to

ing room of 2,000,

BANGZON, Feburary ath The Government have decided that the Central Government; (5) drafting THE FIGHTING NEAR CANTON. Burma will not participate this year catime estimates for the províncial for the national budget; (6) at Wembley.

WIRELESS PHONING.

MELBOURNE, February 9th. A Victorian amateur for the first time has sent a direct wireless telephone, message to England.

LATEST CABLES. REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] SKIPPER OF "HOMESTEAD."" RELEASED ON BAIL OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NEW Youx, February 10th The skipper of the ss. Homestead has

(7) discussion of matters relat ing to the Customs increas in accor dance with the Washington Resolutions; and (3) abolition of likin in connection with the Customs' increase.

BOUND FOR PEKING. "PANCHEN LAMA TO VÍSIT CHINA'S CAPITAL

PEKING, February oth. - A telegram from Chang

Chia (Hutukhtu), reports that the Pan Chen Lama arrived at Chentingfu this morning, but probably he will not reach Peking before Thursday..

STILL FURTHER GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES ANNOUNCED,

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orders.

Our Chinese contemporary says Tha! regular patrol service should have been penises to be met in waling these vessels. commenced, were it not for the high ex- The estimated cost of coal consumption. is $1,000 a day. The said department, seeing that the protection of water roates ah urgent duty, is preparing to meet The Canton Gazette of Monday my such expense by utilising the funds de- Army Headquarters report that the offen-rived from a certain source. As soon as sive against the enemy continues to make these preparations are completed, the rapid progress, Tungkoon City is now gunboats will he despatched "to design- being garrisoned by troops of General ated sections. Not only

will the shipping Li Fook Lam, while the first and second community he glad to hear of this step, divisions are proceeding to advance in but the public at large will also be accordance with orders,

plensed.

All our positions in the places cap- tured have been consolidated," it says. After the capture of Chashan, the Governoat troops proceeded to Nanshc. The enemy forces there were defeated and retreated to Wenlik, where they were attacked by the garrisons of the 7th and 8th brigades. Cheung Muk Tau has been captured by us.

The enemy troops have retreated to eeeding yesterday.

L'Ere Nouvelle declares the next Anzio LRAIN INTERFERES WITH MATCH. been bailed out in $50,000. He is charging, His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz Shangping, where fighting was stili pro-

French conference must disena the ques- tion of security.

Le Figaro wonders whether Britain is seeking economic colonin "advantages.

Le. Fetit, Journal considers the condi- tions regarding the abandonment of

French counter-claims on Britain, and the obligation to pay fixed annuities, even if Germany defaulta, are inacceptable.

L'Echo de Paris says the closest rela tion must exist between French and German payments.

To the Summary Court yesterday mom- AT JOHANNESBURG.

ed with being a fugitive from justice, gave-judgment against a rice dealer who the public procutor aserting he fled brought an action for libel against a busi- In oppressive heat, on's fast wicket conspiracy to violate the Liquor Law lost. 31,000 as the result of a letter sent

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 9th. from an indictment, 2 years ago, for

ness colleague on the ground that ho had and before a small attendance, rain He added the Homestead was within the to the Hongkong (Chinese) Rice Associa Africa dhe math between South lime rear although the american tion, and published to their members,”

and Joel's. XI.

treats. was Bying the British flag, she is registered in Nicaragua.

At the Marine Court yesterday, be A cable yesterday stated that Amerithe masters of two Chinese passenger fore Lieut.-Commander G. F. Hole, B.N., can cosatguards had captured, the as boats were fined and each for carrying Homestead for haring contraband liquor five, passengers in excess of the legal

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Mr. Joel's XI, stored 10% runs. Nupen took Eve wickets for st rans South Africa scored 10 runs without The match is to be continued morrow.

General Fan Shek Sing has recently requested Commander Chan Chak, #bo iso graduate of the Naval College and was Chief of the River Detence Head- quarters sometime ago, tu acist him to unprove the river patrol service. Shoul Commander Chan egree, to assist General in the patrol services should benef from the experience and expert knowledge possessed by Commander Chan Cha”.

·KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TRAFFIC an unemployed Chinese, was charged bo- At the Central Magistracy yesterday, cargo craffic was resumed on the Canton possession of a dagger in Queen's' ficad Following the capture of Sheklung, fore Mr. J. R. Wood with being in Kowloon Railway as far as Sheklung from East, on January dist. When stopped the 5th inst. It was at first decided to by police-constables, who suspected him resume passenger traffic from the Sth he struggled so Folently that one of military supplies, no, engines, could be two shots entering his thigh and render inst, but owing to the congestion of the constables had to Bro as defendant. spared for passenger trains, hence the ing him helpless, Defendany as search- resumption of passenger traffic has had and a piece of ire and a, daggre to be delayed until today, there were found an hi