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MUKDEN Q. TRAGEDY."
FRIGHTENED GENERAL LEAPS.
FROM WINDOW."
SHANGHAI, June 1st. Press reports state that General La
GERMAN TRADE SPIES.
FORGING AHEAD IN ALL THE
WORLD'S MARKETS.
On every side we hear of the progress made by German frus in all the markets of the world. Germany is already forging ahead for industrial and commercial supremacy. She regards the struggle for the world's trade as a war, and thus every detail in the mobilisation of her industrial and commercial forces has been carefully attended to
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JOANNA SOUTHCOTT'S BOX.
SOME LIGHT ON A STRANGE
PERSONALITY. “
FLEET AND THE EMPIRE.
THE ROLE OF OUR OVERSEAS DOMINIONS.
Earl Jellicoe, who was the guest of tho Overseas Club at luncheon in London Ruman nature loves a story of a box. For that black box which contained the
on April 19th emphasized the importance arriage tines of Charles II ad Lue pire, and paid a warm tribute to the
of the Fleet in the maintenance of the Em Walters there was, though human efforts of the Dominions to assist in never saw it, a huge vogue. Te safe of supporting the Nacy versens settle Madame Humbert commanded the credu
ty
ment was, hè, declared, at present tho most important thing for the Mother Country and the versens Dominions to
money. And from generation to generation rational people have put their faith in the box of donuna Son COLL. Now we hear that somebous îḥ Hammersmith has opened it This seems
consider.
Earl Jellicoe disclaimed the credit far bringing the Grand Fleet to the pitchi be an advance on all previous narra of efficiency on the outbreak of war. sives, for hitherto the precise situation
Speaking of his great predecessors in the of the box and the name nail address of
Grand Fleet, formerly the Home Fleet, anybody, who has seen it, have been hidden
such as Sir Arthur Wilson, Sir William from us. The tradition it that when May, Sir Francis Bridgnian, and Si Joanna died in 1914 she left behind her | George Callagan." from whom he took a box which, as she said, contained divine over the command, he said it was to
and until France obtained guarantees of } New York Federal Reserva. Bank prior to conference held on an upper storgy at them by a chain of correspondents in inspired writing. destinel to help those men and the splendid materiał on
STRAMBOURO, June 1st.
WASHINGTON, June 1st. The Federal Reserve Board has pub Domergue arrived to attend the
plan whereby annual gathering of the Federation of lished the details of French Sports Associations and was returrican financial interests will support ceived enthusiastically. Speaking at a Great Britain's in the maintenance of banquet, he said that the maintenance of the gold standard in Great Britain. pence called for sustained vigilanes until While there were actually two distinct France was quite certain that those who transactions, one being the establishment had begun the overtures, no longer har. of a direct credit of $100,000,000 to the boured thoughts of revenge. Until there! British Government by Messrs. Morgans, was no longer any "fear of the treaties the statement deals with an agreement being regarded as mere scraps of paper between the Bank of England and the
safety, she could not justly be reproach the re-establishment of the gold standard ed for showing great prudence-Herna,
and the abolition of the ban on gold exports from Britain. Other Federal ITALIAN AIRSHIP FLIGHT.
Reserve Banks are aho participating in; the creation of a credit of $200,000,000 Rose June 1st. The Italian airship Exeria has wife. lessed that she left Ciampino aerodrome, near here, ut 8,44 jam, yesterday - and joined the airship Aspontedera at ag aerodrome nefy "Corsica at midnight,
They arrived at Barcelona at Son.m. and had a good landing. They were received by the civil authorities and
for the Bank of England, upon which it can leaw if conditions require.
The Reserve Bank undertakes to sell
Germany's observatories throughout the commercial world have been revived and extended, and it is by the help of thousands of observers that she is in a Kwei Yuen, Chief of Staff of the First position to move forward. This revived Mukden Army, is dead and Cheng Que organisation is only a year or so old, yes Jui, Commandant of the sch Brigade, and it has enabled Germany to increase by at
least 20 per cent. in one year.
The ** Ynen Sai Fu, Chief of the Martial Court,
observation posts are situated in every town of importance through are seriously wounded following a dis-
out the civilised world, and are supple- agreement yesterday afternoon during a
mented
the great The modus operandi is England in a time of langer, and which which they worked, that places.
was only to be oppad in the presence efficiency of the Grand Fleet was duc, for responsible Mukden army Readquarters in the (hu-simple. Each observer is.
a certain district, and it is his duty to
of twenty-four bishops. There is noth and not to him. pei suburb of Shanghai.
report to his immediate chief all possible ing improbable in this. It is just the of thing Jonnus would have said. business openings in his aren. He is exurther stories state that the box is new pected to be a member of clubs, chambers of commerce, and similar bodies in his in the West of England guarded by four faithful disciples of Miss South- district; to make friends with business men, with clerks and employees, and, incott, and that there has been an attempt fact, with everybody who can be useful, not wholly successful to muster This class of workers is only the first link prescribed number of bishops for the
the chain; he is supplemented by opening ceremony. ix to obtain more secret information: their joint efforts are co-ordinated.
When the observed has reported na
It appears that General Chung Taung Chang. Tipain of Shantung, sent Cheng Jui to Shanghai to investigate the
Hlocal traffic in opium. Disagreement arose between Yuen Shi Fy and Li Kwei Yuet.
in
gold on credit to the Bank of England Whereupon the latter's bodyguard fired, others in the same district whose duty it
during the next two years; but not more than $200,000,000 shall be outstanding at
wounding Yuen, whose bodyguard return- ed the fire, wounding Cheng Li Kwei
any time. Credit, as far as used, shall her jumped out of the window and broke bear interest at f per cent, above the his neck. According to anti-opium air Reserve Bank's discontrate. with ales, a large quantity of opium reached naval and military officers. The corw were received by the King and Admiral minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 per Bagaz. Vice-President of the Directory cent, or if the Federal Reserve discount here, and Spanish officers. The airships rate exceeds e per cent., then at the re left for Trailon in the afternoon where discount rate of the bank. they landed at 7p.nt. They will return to Italy on "Tursday.
Mukden Headquarters on Friday evening.
K.E.H. PRINCE GEORGE.
SHANGHAI ARRIVAL AT
SHANGHAI, June 1st. The interest payable by the British
H.R. H. Prince George arrived this Government on the credit established is determinable sinirly. When the Bank morning and is staying at the Consulate-sible. This enables the German firm to ent their figure, and thus to obtain the contract.
AGENTS EVERYWHERE,
of England purchases poll," an equival-tiendral. He will leave for Wei Hui Wei ent deposit in pounds sterling which will
to-morrow afternoon on board the 3.8 b recorded to the credit of the Reserve Banks may used in the purchase of
Twig thai,
PERSIAN MONOPOLY.
TEHERAN. Jang 1st. The Mejliss has passed a law granting -4 sale Government monopoly for the expligible commercial bills which the Bank 'port, import," purebase, sale, and ware- housing of tea and sugar. The Government' will levy a duty of two, kineze on sugar to jayment of interest, -tund six krung” ou ten respectively) -
PERSO-BALUCHI FIGHTING.
SIMLA, Jane 1st
"The Perso-Baluchi herder has been in a disturbed condition for some time. The latest reports show that the Persian garrison at Khanah has lagen besieged by
suffered heavy ensunities.
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of England will guarantee, and the dis count earned on such hills may be applied
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HOW BERLENBACH WON. MIKE MCTIGUE OFFERS A GAME RESISTANCE,
THE PERIL OF PORRIDGE.
BLOW AT A TIME-HONOURED
the
The gentleman at Hammersmith -mys that his box, black and cothu-shaped which is a good touch-contained a ring let of grey hair, a Bible of 1702, and a docume signe donna Southcot
this: Bones af unknown eren 1908," the operative clause of which is
many ELY there are bis- tures,
shall be dug
A
Dut of
The
He and Lady Jellicoe had left New Zea- land with the" deepest possible regret. People, in New Zealand thought Imperial- ly. They had realized to the full what it meant to themselves and to the Do- minions if the Empire beld together.
They realized that their existence, or rather their prosperty depended entire- Jy on the safety of the sen communications of the Empire. In this country it was not only the prosperity of the country which depended on the safety of the Empire's sea communications, but the Leagues such as the Overseas Lengua very existence of the people. did much to bring to people's minds what the Empire stood for and what was necessary to keep the Empire together. First of all, the League stood for Comradeship in the Empire, and comrade ship nowadays was wanted more than anything else.
opening to his immediate chief in the enbled to Germany, but a special spy is country of operation the news is at oner instructed to find out further details, in- cluding the names of any competitors. hops, These are called to Germany, and eforts
earth, and monsters of a lost world afe made to find out the possible com-
spall live and men shall be made to petitors prices. "For this purpose the or
wonder." This does not seem to ganisation possesses a third uost ingent contain any valuable advice to a nation In the straitened financial position of ots link. A bona fide firm, subsidised by in danger, but perhaps it needs an in- the old country, the Dominions had to do German' interests, approaches the firs interpreter, or perhaps there was more and were doing a great deal to support
for quotations, question with a roquest
than one box. Certainly there were and ascertains the price as near as pos
the British Navy. The great Australian many prophecies-volumes of them.
Commonwealth had just launched, a aordinary thing is that hosts of pro- programme which would be of the greatest ple believed them, and some, as we are assistance to the Admiralty in maintain- credibly informed, still do.
ing the freedom of the sens. New Zea- Joanna Southcott was a Devonshire,girl,land was following suit by taking, upore I had recently an opportusity of exhorn in 173). She bad a good many itself the maintenance of a serend Eight amining the work of one of these organi-wooers, but remained single. Until she cruiser, and as these Dominions increased sations, and the results were amazing. was turned forty she worked as shop girl in population and in wealth, they would, Since the beginning of the present year and servant, with
he felt, do more and more to help the blameless character. this organisation has received and dis-She was rather more than normally given old country to maintain the safety of the overseas conimunications. which was abso- tributed several thousand reports from its
to religious observances. Besides attend. spies all over the world. It was interest- ing to note that in Spain, where Germaning every service at Exeter Cathedral, shentely essential to the safety and prot SCOTS BELIEF.
was regular at Methodist meetings. till perity of the Empire as a whole.
The efforts are not as strong as in South
important thing for "con she surprised one of them by a confused
nsost Amerien or in the British Empire, the statement that Providence had sent her sideration by the Mother Country and by They are terrible fellows, these pro-
news that the Ritha Town Council was
to Exeter. The meeting was not inclined the overseas- Dominions at the present fessors. They fear not the face of man-
to haild nine hundred cheap flats reached nay, not even of a Scotsman. They have Germany before it was officially made ten days with the powers of
to agree with her. She went away. had time was the question of overseas settle darkness." ment, and if anybody could further good no respect for our fundamental prin-known locally, and German offers of and began to write prohesies in queer ciples, our most cherished beliefs. They building materials were the first to he rhyme and queerer prose. Her sister told leave as wondering whether anything is received. Similarly early information was her, she was losing der wits, but people tane. Considry, the rash act of Professor sent to German manufacturers of railway who were not relations were more respect. Mellanby, Fir has been fivestigating material regarding the proposed new. ful... the Exct af ervals in producing rickets, railway line from Bilbao to the sea. At which would seem an innocent, harmless. the same time, full inquiries were unde and even beneficent occupation.
in this country, and no doubt the lowest what are his conciuajors? He has had the possible quotations were obtained by the hazelihood to report to the Medical
German organisation. Research Council that of all the cereals
The activities in South Amerien are in teresting. It has been found that whe worst influence on bone formation And
ther it was the proposed aerodrome in this ruthless assault on a great, glorious,
Buenos Aires, the trust market in Tigre, tion is published to the world by the ed railway at Haayday, in Pero, the pre- and (we humbly hope) still friendly un the new abattoir at Rosario, the propos Stationery Uffice! Oatmeal a bad in-sidential approval of the construction of
rue!
a new road at Venezuels, electric adver. tising signs, at Porto Rico, or the tele phone extensions in Santo Domingo. Ger- man interests were informed in record time, and all their spies were active in gathering supplementary information.
But
New Yong, May 31st. By defeating McTigue, Berlenbach Per-Batuchi tribes and has already becomes the fourth bolder of the world's
light-henvyweight title in three years,
Berlenbach was aggressive and repeat edly fered MeTigue to the ropes, boring in with hard rights and lefts. but lefed oatmeal had "pre-eminently the Tigue covered up and dodged, causing Berlenbach ferquently to miss. Never theless, Berlenbach, landed a number of solid punches, cutting MeTigue's eyes and mouth.
EX-KAISER GOES VISITING.
AMSTERDAM, June 1st,
For the first time since his exile in Holland, the ex-Kaiser, accompanied by his wife and youngest children," met the Royal Family and visited the Queen Mether at the Palace of Sorstdyk.
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MAJOR DI PINEDO. TO SPEND THREE WEEKS AT MELBOURNE.
Brooxɛ (W. Australia), May 31st.
MeTigue rallied gamely in the final round, and took the offensive, but the judges, had
ne difficulty in awarding Berlenbach the decision.
WRESTLING. IN U.S. /. DEFEATED MEN SUFFER INJURY.
MieniGas City, May 1st.
Apart from some bad meninis through Strangler Lewis, the claimant for Fahe world's heavyweight wrestling cham bumping, Major De Pinedo has hithertoriouship, threw Wayne Muna in two done better than he anticipated..” “
He now proceeds, on the stages to Mel- bourne, where he has a three week over- han, and departs from Tokyo rid Thure Way Istand, Arpboyna, Manesar, Manija and FormosЛ.
He will stay a month at Tokyo.
ABD EL KRIM'S HELPERS. GERMAN SUPPLIES PICKED UP AFTER FIGHTING.
PARIS, May 31st.
falls out of three, using a succession of Eradeks. Muno had to be carried from the ring.
Lewis gets the bulk of a 500,000 purse and retains the $10,000 diamond belt.
ZBYSKO REATEN.
ST. Lucts, May 31st."
Jo Stecker beat Zbysko in two straight falle, in a wrestling match for a puzar of 350,000.
It is expected that Stecher will now met "Strangler" Lewis for the world's championship.
Zbysko had to be sent to hospital after the match with internal injuries, several ribs being broken and his back being injured.
We cannot tell what will come of this but we hope, like Mr Top- pertit. it may not be human gøre.
"In
schemes of overseas settlement he would be doing immense service to the whole British Empire.
CARRY ON.
Sir Ian Hamilton, at the dinner of
It was question fraught with di culties on every side, as had been shown by a number of cases of schemes which In ten years she had gathered" many
had been launched, but had not succeeded discipline from all over England, and
Of all the schemes in progrees there was none that had greater possibilities than issued to there sealed papers, which were to ensure their salvation. Whether she charged for these locuments, and how the scheme to send out young boys and much she charged. is disputed. The young men. theology which she taught was otherwise orthodox. But in 1813, being then a
THE 29TH DIVISION. woman of more than 80. she announced that she was about to give birth to a second Christ. She shut herself up, ber WHAT HEARTENED A GENERAL TO disciples ordered a crib to cus: £200 and spent £100 on pap-spoons. At the end of 1914 she died of dropss. There is "Stands Scotland. where she did?
obviously no reason to suppose that she the 29th Division on April 25th (the na- was consciously a cheat. Her fervent
niversary of the landing on the Callipoli, spite of these deplorable suggestions
enthusiasm probably imposed on herself Peninsula of the famous Division in 1915), about ber "bone formation" we trust so
as well as on men of better education and there was a brief period towards the is not the Erst time that learned men
FASHION CHANGES.
better brains. But apart from this have spoken despitefully of her halesome Nor should it be thought that only big quality of personal fervour there secs parritch,
There was Johnson, to be business is thus treated on the contrary, to have been nothing whith we can now sure, with his puerile jest about cats
the smallest detail is noted and reported. desery in Joanna. Her place it the his being in England the fool of horses The New York woman of fashion, having tory of the freak offshoots of religion
But the historic returned from a tour of Europe, has mains very distinguished. Few are the in Scotland of mer.. vigour of Secttish repartee was shown fought with her a pair of gloves with fanatics who, having nothing particular in the retort. "Yes, sir, and where wil white stitches: the, German observer to say or do have contrived to found you find such horses and such mez. ??
fesser Mellanby is not to this spotted them he knows the lure of sect enduring for a century after their posed of. Your modern man of science that the wrath of the Scot will be much mitigated by the Professor's assurance that the evil effects of oatment may be averted by exposing the animal eating the cereal to some source of ultra violes radiations." This does not seem per suasive, It is not even polite. We auch doubt whether Scotsman will now bring his porridge and xpose himself to ultra-violet radiations to please Dr. materinis are manufactured, and German Mellanby But it seems very probable trade is directed through its accustomed that a good many Scots will be generat channels and at its accustomed rate of ing, a very storm of ultra-violet radia
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does not invite wit. We cannot expect
mornings.
fashion, and hasters to inform his (m-
death.
end of March and the beginning of April, 1915, when he did really begin to waves in his mind as to whether Von der Goltz landing Int was not right in saying that Gallipoli was a sheer impossibiliti
During this period, he continued, the Egyptian Press kept giving the most clear and specie detail as to arrivals of troops and material. together with specific statements that they were bound for the Dardanelles, and, in reply to my remonstrances, I was informed by the responsible civil authority that Egypt was
ployers of this new possibility. not for getting to emphasise the white stit ches.' Whether it is pearl bandbags with heavy silk lining." or "miniature "THE POPE" AND "THE KING."not at war, and that it was beyond our magnifying glasses of ring sizes," or even
leather clothing made of wild animal hides."ull are noted, for everything is grist to the German commercial mill. The machinery is set in motion,
samples " wholesale prices are asccr-
WHICH TOAST SHOULD
HAVE
PRIORITY. toast of The Pope and the inined from every country where the should the tent Tioman Catholic fuge. tions, and if given, should it be honoured? This controversy, recently raised anew through an chjection to the toast by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Alfred Bower,
A message from Fez Bays the reports. COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS. | blem, how, is it that "nersees of men" should take measures to protect British the well-known Catholic society.
sthit Abd el Krim bas European, Egypt-
ian, Indian, and Tunisian army instruc- tors is confirmed.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 31st. The University of South California It is reported that Germans are in his has won the 1996 intercollegiate track
andy field championship.
immediate entourage. Rifs are said to have gone to Hamburg to buy arma, German field dressing and medical sup- plies wore picked up in the course of recent fighting.
trade from this unscrupulous unslaught.
CHURCH CHOIR DISMISSED.
BOYS WHO OBJECTED TO BOW TO ALTAR.
Making the announcement, the Catholic Herald speaks of the decision of the Catenians to have the toast duly honour- ed, and to dispense with the presence of the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs."
tions across their breakfast-tables theepIn the light of these revelations, it is himself Catholic, was temporarily "set- bbvious that the British business com- Scotland a little explanation. If ontmetanean, but successful, methods of their
The Professor, however, does offer unity must take note of the subtertled by the absence of the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs from the annual St. George's Day banquet of the Catenians, at is so bad a food, he states the pro adversaries, and that the Government
have been reared upon it! Not thus either will Caledonia" be plaented. What is the use of a compliment which sug gasts that there are other fire races? Professor Mellanby declares that it is hot the catment which made Burns and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and all the rest of they but milk and eggs, herring and salmon. We are reminded of the gentle men who, having been overcome by wile, declared that it was the salad or the strawberries which laid them low. But what true Scor will be ready to admit that he was made out of milk and eggal Ang creature-even an Englishman could thrive on such food. To be able to grow great on oatmeal, that is the to mark of the superman, Professor lanby will Lever, live this down.
MR. G. HARVEY. RESIGNS FROM" EDITORSHIP..
WASHINGTON, May 31st. Mr. G. Harvey, who was U.§. Ambag Abd el Krim is reported to have re-sador at the Court of St. James' from eruited a number of German doctors. 1921 to 1924, has resigned from the editor: Nambers of German tourists, whose des ship of the Washington Post,
LATER. tination is unknown, baye arrived at
Mr. Fry's resignation is due Ceuta and Teluan.
other activities.
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EARL OF ASQUITH.":
FRESH HONOUR FOR VETERAN POLITICIAN.
LONDON, May 31st. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith has been appointed a Knight of the Garber,
INSPIRED EDITORIAL..
New YORK, June: lat.
In a valedictory editorial in the Washington Post, Mr. Harvey suggests
is doomed in the Caledonian language to be given his kail through the trek
The Daily Telegraph,
2 !
I have seen complete change, in a conferesen in London on the French affairs-educational, political, social, and debt to Great Britain and America. The religious-daringy long life, and
York World's Washington corres am glad to testify that on the whole pondent hints that President Coolidge the changes have been for the better. inspired the editorial.-
~· Miri, "Haldane.
The dismissal of the choir of & parish church near Accrington by the rector (the Rev. R. Newman) recently aroused keen controversy in the locality. In an inter view subsequently Mr. Newman declared that he disbanded the choir because they refused to carry out his instructions that they should genuflect in front of the altar before, taking, their seats and also on leaving. A new choir had been formed for the following der and a few of the
disbanded choir had rejoined.
choir ers of the choir.
DeW
appears that the rector had originally instructed the choir boys to how to the altar prior to taking their seats in the but left it optional to the older
This custom was followed by the choristers, but the parents of one choir bay object- ed, and the boy was told that if he did not obey he must leave the choir. The result was that all the choir refused to obey the rector's order to bow; hence the dismissa,
2. AN EXPLANATION. Denying the statement that his presence at a previous banquet was conditional upon the removal of the toast from the list, the Lord Mayor recently wrote:
I would like to explain that the only objection I raised was to the health of the Pope being proposed before the health of the King. This is a compara tively recent introduction to which very strongly object, and always shall object.
the
If it is wish of the company at any dinner, I shall he delighted to hear the toast of the Pope proposed after the Royal toasts have been given. In Catholic countries abread the health of the Pope is never proposed, on the ground that the spiritual status of the Holy Father puts
him above such
A number of Roman Catholic bishops were present at the banquet, but Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster, was not among them
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power, therefore, to restrain the Egyptien Press from advertising anything it liked. Secrecy is the essence of military success, and, most of all, secrecy in regard to landing. In our case everyone been fully informed of everything from England. At Finncheon at the Abdima Palace the Sultan discussed the lardiog on Gallipoli with me quite openly before courtiers and servants. There was never, in fact, from first to last, the semblance even of keeping our destination confiden- tial, although, of course, the actual spots selected were still my secret. Well, do you know what finally made me steel my heart to carry on My inspection of the 28th Division,"
GIPSY'S FIFE WREATH Many gipsies attended the fontral, re cently at Barking, Tarex, of a, gipay, who died a day after her 104th birth day. She was a great smoker, and one of the wreaths was in the form of a pice with a card bearing the words, Granny's last pipe. Her husband died 10 years ago at the age of 104,
SAYINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE
Now I can do what I like.-M. Herriak (after resigning),
Inteligence is an extraordinarily mubtle and varied collection of qualities.
J. Sullivan
One of the trials of Old Fogeydon is. the exasperating suspicion that the young generation is right-ir . It. Ferry."!
I have no doubt, taking force of character and intellectual power; com bined, that Ajladstone was the greatest man in whose presence I have ever been.
Zord Grey
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