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BRITISH NAVAL POLICY: LORD JELLICOE MAKES PLEA TO

DOMINIONS.”.

LONDON, December 1st. Is an article in Brasey's Annual, Lord Jelliece draws the attention of the people of the Empire to the urgent need of co-operation-fratly in deciding, and secondly carrying out a naval policy:

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AN ANONYMOUS DONOR.

HANDSOME GIFT TO FIGHT

"TROPICAL DISEASES.

KALLIZAR TO BENEFIT.

"LONDON," December 1st. At the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society, it wlavatated that a sum of £10,000, anonymously donated, had been applied, on the recommendation of the tropical diseases committee, to investigat. ing disease in Kalaazar.

in June last. The same anonymous donor": has now added £25,000 to his initial gift.

He anys the heavy taxation, serious deand Dr. Hindle had left for North Chins In pursuance of this plan Major Patton

crease it trade, maintenance of numerous unemployed has not seriously crippled the finances of the Motherland; and there ia little doubt if more help is not forth coming from the Dominions, the Navy will slowly but surely become inadequate for its work.

He appeals to the Dominions to face the situation and assist the Motherland, wrach portion of the Empire sharing va burden proportionate to its population.

Lord Jellicoe, assuming that in the next few years £80,000,000 annually will be needed for the Imperial Navy, sug- gests that Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa's white po pulation should contribute in kind at

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SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

KNIGHTHOOD AS REWARD FOR EFFORTS AT LOCARNO.

LONDON, November 30th. On the occasion of the affixing of the Lowarau Pact signatures, the Knighthood of the Garter will be conferred on Mr. Austen Chamberlain, and the Grand Cross of the British Empire on Mrs. Chamberlain.

Dame

SIR AUSTEN'S CAREER. The Right Hon. Sir Austen Chamber-

FOOTBALL AT HOME

RESULT OF SECOND ROUND

DRAW.

LONDON,-November 30th..

The draw for the second round of the English Cup was made to-day, and re- sulted as follows

Acerington Blyth SpartanE DE

Hartlepools" ? Chilton Colliery e. Rochdale or West

Stanley.

South Bank or Stockton v. Oldham.

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NEWS.

[TEROUGE REDLER'S AGESUY:]

SITUATION 15 NORTH.

STRUGGLE FOR FULL CONTROL OF: SHANTUNG PENINSULA.

MINISTER OF WAR REDIONS.

Tasarao, December 1st. Wounded aro arriving here from the Durham City or Ashington. South-fighting at Kaomi between Pi Shau Chen's Tranmere Rovers or Crave Alexandra loyal Shantunges and the rebellious

r. Wigan or Nelson,

forces of Ying Teh Nan Northampton . Newport County. Clapton v. Ilford.

port.

Aberdare "e. Luton Town, Brentford e. Bournemouth. Swansea Brighton or Watford Torquay or Reading v. Leyton. Now Brighton w Darlington. Worcester or Kettering v. Grimsby. Doncaster Rotherham County. Boston v. Bradford or Lincóla City Worksop . Chesterfield. Swindon . Sittingbourne.. Northfleet or Queen's Park Rangers v.

Charlton,

Southend Gillingham. Matches to be played on December 12th. INTER-VARSITY ATHLETICS, CAMBRIDGE. DEFEAT OXFORD IN RELAY RACES.

LONDON, November 30th. At Oxford, in the Inter Varsity relay

the rate of 178, per head in Britain and lain, K.G., she is a son of the late Bt. races, Cambridge beat Oxford by 4 events

the Irish Free State.

These figures work out at:-

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

South Africa

India

£1,800,000

830,000. 7,200,000 830,000 830.000

THE LOCARNO PACT.

HISTORIC DOCUMENT SIGNED IN LONDON,

Loyoos, December 1st.

A large crowd, faaked by a battery of photographers, gathered in Downing Street to witness the arrival of the dele. gates to sign in the Golden Reception Room at the Foreign Office a treaty of mutual guarantee, of which the official title is the Locarno Fact. A

There was a rush when the Gernaus arrived and some raising of hats, but no

other demonstration,

The Diplomatic Representatives of the Signatory Powers, the British Ambassa dors at Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Members of the Cabinet, High Commissioners of: the Dominions were accorded seats at the

cinematographed. ceremony, which

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The signing of the historic pact begati at 11.25 and was completed at 11.38.

Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, is 62 years old. ¦ to one.

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MOTOR "FATALITY.

NINE PERSONS KILLED WHEN...

LOCOMOTIVE HITS”: CAR.

BLYTHESILLE, Ark., December ist. Nine persons were killed and one in-

He has held many high political offices during the course of his parliamentary career. His first post was that of Finan cint Secretary to the Treasury, following which he became a Civil Lord of the Admiralty. In 1002 he was Postmaster- General and from 1303 to 1905 he was Chancellor of the Excchequer. He joined the Coalition Cabinet as Secretary for India in 1915. He resigned in 1817, but returned to the War Cabinet in 1915. As Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Con-jured through a locomotive coming into servative Government of 1919, he intro collision with a motor-car. duced the Budges with Imperial Prefer- ence. He was elected leader of the Unionist Party in March, 1921, but reling in the motor car. signed after an adverse vote at the famous Carlton Club meeting in 1999. He was a Lord of the Privy Seal until October, 1099 He has been Foreign Minister in the present Government since it

ame into power just over a year ago.

Lady Chamberlain, who figured promin ently as hostess at the Locarno Confer ence, before her marriage in 1900, was Miss Ivy Muriel Dundas, daughter of the late Col Henry Lawrence Dundas. There are two sons and one daughter,

THE FORMER KAISER. PRÚSSIAN, MINISTRY TO PAY HEAVY COMPENSATION.

The families of two farmers were travel-

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INDUSTRIES-IN U.S.A.

GOVERNMENT REPORT UPON

OVER CAPACITY.

WASHINGTON, November 30th. The line of attack against part time and seasonal employment" in certain industries, mainly due to their enormous over-capacity, is adumbrated by the Secretary for Labour, Mr. Davis, in his BERLIN, November 30th: annual report: It is pointed out tha Thirty million marks in cash, 180 thou fourteen and a half per cent of the shoe and acres of agricultural land and forests, three palaces in Berlin, one in factories, if worked to full capacity an Bablesberg, and some Berlin house pro-ually, would produce ninety-five per cent. perty, all furnished, is the price the Prussian Minister of Finance has agreed of all shoes now produced. The condi to pay the ex-Kaiser as "compensation," The Prassinn State retains the so-call

tions are even worse in four mills and ed crown castles, all works of art in the bituminous coal mines. Berlin museum, the Shack gallery, of Munich, the crown jewels in the Hobra zollern museum, the library and archives, LONDON, November 30th,

the formor Royal theatres and their Foreign delegations have reached endowments, seventy thousand acres of London to-night to affix their signatures lands and forests, and some house pro to the Locarno Pact. and Supplementary perty in Berlin; also the revenue from Treaties at the Foreign Office to- the former crown estates. morrow.

The Ministry declares that the thirty millions above-mentioned is equivalent value of the property which now falls to the State.

The delegates signed in French alphabetical order. Hencs. Germany signed first. Speeches were made in French, Besides the Treaty of Locarno, Rignatures were also affixed to the arbi ration treaties and conventions which were initiated at Locarno.

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DELEGATES REACH LONDON.

The German delegation of sixteen is headed by Chancelier Lather, who inter viewed by Reuter, believed that the choice of London.for signature was most appropriate and offered the best guaran. tee for the benefial effects of the Treaty

M. Vandervelde, the Belgian Foreign Minister, who travelled by the same steamer, was likewise optimistic.

M. Briand was seen off at Paris by the German Ambassador, Von Hoesch, with whom he had a long conversation. His travelling companion was the Czecho- Blovak Foreign Minister, M. Benes. All three were photographed together prior to departure.

WAR CRIMINALS.

BELGIUM DECIDES TO DROP PROSECUTIONS

BERLIN, November 30th

The Belgian Legation announces that

Mr. Davis, while not favouring mono- polies, would like to see the number of concerns in any industry reduced, so that all workers be employed dity weeks an- nually..

SIR JOHN JORDAN'S. ESTATE.

. DETAILS OF HIS WILL

DISPOSITION OF TREASURED GIFTS.

The latter wishes to supplant Pi Shou Chen, as military and naval commander of Shantung Peninsula. Ying expects to effect a union with Bei Fao Shan's troops, who have been moving northwards for the past two weeks and now are close to Kacante

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Then Langben troops still control the railway, , but may soon he cut off by Bei Pae. Shan's forces.

General Hu. Wen Tung, director of military transportation here, is arranging for the coming of Chang Tsung Chung..

Two more Japanese warships have arrived at Laoshan Bay, close bere.

The Chamber of Commerce is making feverish effort to have Tsingtao reverted with a Municipal Council with foreign to the old status of an independent area representation, as provided by the Wash- ington Treaty and which has never been made efective. It is believed that this would afford a measure of foreign pro tection

GENERAL WU RESIGNS:

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PERING, December 1st.. General Wu Kuang Hain, Minister of War, has resigned. The Vice-Minister bus been appointed to act for him.

DEMONSTRATORS PROHIBITED, General Lu Chung Lin (Chief of Police) has issued a proclamation, prohibiting demonstrations for the present owing to the disturbances on Saturday fast.

It is reliably reported that Government is planning responsible Cabinet, which the Chief Executive Tuan Chi Jui, will appoint During its formation, it will be under him; but when formed, it is reported that he will hand over his fune tions to it. The Premiership of such Cabinet is not yet settled.

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PEKING, November 30th. News from Shantung shows that heavy fighting occurred near Taian on the 27th, in which both sides suffered heavy casualties. The fighting continued on the

and 20th, within five miles of Tsinanfu. Ride and gun fre wore clearly beard from the city.

CHINA'S ETERNAL CITY.

PEKING AS IT IS TO DAY.

Sir Perceval Landon, the special.cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph gives the following interesting pen picture of life in the Chinese capital as he has been seeing it—

Yesterday the sun was low in a lumin ous haze of gold behind the purples of the Western Hills. One looked down

wide and matted together in the dusk, upon a dense growth of trees; horizon

up through which the yellow, roofs of the Imperial city lay close-ranked by, like a fleet of golden two-deckrs above be five-pointed Coal Hill, crowned with the undulating green. Just beyond them rings, rose up like an island under whose ice they lay at anchor. The ultra partly distance, urifted across the scene, marine mist, partly smoke, partly dust, and the furrows ploughed in the greenery by the straight, yellow-topped walls merged a mile away into the growing

darkness.

The whole

NORTH POINT TRAGEDY, SHANTUNG COOLIES CHARGED WITH MURDER."

The hearing was continued before Me R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon of the case in which eigh Shanning coolies, employed on the reclamation work at North Point, werga charged with the murder of another Shanting coolie at North Point. A mintli, coolis and one of the above defendants. appeared on a charge of cutting and

charge of the case and Mr. T. 5. Whyth wounding. 2 Vol

Detective Inspector T. Murphy vasit Smith (Assistant Crown Solicitor) pro secuted for the Crown. The defendante were not represented.

The defendants are alleged to have tiet posts and severely flogged them, the de the deceased and another coolie to two ceased haing discovered dead at the foot of the pole by an Indian constables

afternoon by other coolies employed an Further evidence was given yesterday the reclamation work at North Point, nod one, & cousin of the deceased, said that heard deceased call out "set me free in the early hours of the morning he On going out-of-the matshed, withaka saw ten coolies taking his cousin to pole where they tied him and commenced to fog him with sticks, Witness watched them for a short time and then becoming afraid left the scene

the defendants set upon deceased and the Corroborative evidence was given by other witnesses, who stated that they saw other man, who was injured by the fog- ging, and tie them to posts and assault them with sticks.

Friday afternoon.

His Worship adjourned the case until

A WRECKED LINER.

CREW'S SUPERSTITION.

A BISHOP AND A HEARSE ON BOARD

There is no own in all the world that is even remotely like Peking. It is rather smaller than in the days when Marco Polo set down his admiration in the greatest book of travels that has been written, and it has been rebuilt the rebuildings have not affected either since his thirteenth-century day. But the plan of the town or the position of its greatest structures; they have been for each Imperial builder in turn merely an than that which he took down. To this opportunity to raise a fairer structure day Marco's statement of the criss-cross true, though the relative positions of the design of Tartar Peking streets is nearly Bates in the now northern wall have plan of the city was regularly laid out seemingly been altered. by dine, and the streets in general are consequently so straight that when a person "ascends the wall over one of the gates and looks right forward he can see side of the city." He needs, however, at on the British Einer Marella (7,475 toas the gate opposite to him on the other A Daily Mail correspondent, who was clear day, for the opposite gates are belonging to Burns Philip & Co.) which three and four miles apart. To-day, in came into collision with the Anglo-Saxon. this time of stress and change, Peking Petroleum tanker Conux (5,578 tons) SİT is no less magnificant because, for a miles off Singapore, at 4 p.m. on October parted. Still rise the long strang-out of the collision in the course of which he time at least, its human glory has do3th, telegraphed to his paper an account. courts and corridors and palaces of the said Emperor's city, empty all. Still in their The collision

is inexplicable because place are the giant walls of brick, and there was a good visibility had no traffic, the gates and marble bridges and the but it has caused no surprise to super- pavilions of a lost Imperialism. The stitious seamen, some of whom had been history of Peking never stays its course, prophesying a wreck since leaving Sydney never leases in interests, and every and the cargo included a hearse.

because the passengers included a bishop change has been designed in sanguine. There is no respite eren in our days. Round the Legation Quarter in the inner city lies out the clear-swept and ominous glacis that is the greatest of all mempo ials of the Boxer siege; and on it, how ever fast the game, to some older ears the hoofs of the pelo ponies still drum out 1900-1900-1000. And what of to- morrow! Can Peking change?

The Honan troops are reported to be attempting to break through, the pass south of Taipantu, forces being apparently repulsed.

Firing cezand last night, the Honaning in its composition any in Asia-

The local struggle between the rival resulted in a victory for Pi Hsu Cheng, generals of Taingtao and Chefoo. has who defeated Chang Huai Pin and has. captured Chefoo.

CHANG TSO LIN CONFIDENT:

The latest news from Mukilen indicates that confidence is returning, Prepara tions are going on to repel the advance of Kuo Sing Ling, who is now stated to be beyond Shanhaikan with five divisions.

Yang-Yu Ting has returned to Mukden from Dairen and the Jehol Army has

been recalled to Chichow..

Hau Shih Ying, and China Te Hyu have returned from Kalgan.

It is reported that Feng Yu Hsiang is prepared to support Tuan Chi Jui and, hopes that the latter will remain in The Right Hon. Sir" John Newell office for the time being. Jordan, P.C., G.C.M.G., G.C.LE, It is generally believed in Peking that K.G.B., of White Gate, Portinscale Feng will support Tuan for the present, road, Putney, a native of Bangor Co. though he is evidently determined to Down, and a Freeman of the City of clear out the Anfuite politicians whom,

RAILWAY MISHAP IN MALAYA

TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE.

The Ipoh correspondent of the Singa pore Free Pretelegraphed on the 24th ult

The passengers of Monday night's mail train from Kuala Lumpur to Penang had a terrifying experience when the engine and two leading trucks suddenly sank whilst passing a sodden portion of the track near Bass, the engine turning turtle and burying a fireman reported to be a burgher youth,-named-Vander Straaten. The driver, Othman, had a miraculous escape, and was severely in jured, receiving a broken leg and was taken to Kuala Lumpur hospital this morning. No other casualties are known, Meagre reports have reached Ipoh. A relief train from Tanjong Malim brought the passengers to Ipob at 6.30 to-day, seven hours late

THE FOREIGN, COMMUNITY. There are two unexpectedly good hotels here which form useful centres for a foreiga society as mixed and as interest society watchful and sometimes bitter of tongue and pen, a society that is not as smart or as business-ridden or as rich as that of Shanghai. In this meeting Place of twenty race, all on the samas plane of pleasant or distasteful exile, the stranger soon learns that, except among the leas wise, diplomacy veils all speech, and silences much. In spite of Peking's reputation, scandal is not the piéce de résistance of most dinner con- versation; and if there is a souflé of it before the coffee why, more harm is done than is meant. Indeed, a certain

Tae results of the Michaelmas examics: urge tolerance of those who carry things with a high hand marks Peking, tion of students of the Inns of Court con- and is no doubt a tradition of a time ducted by the Council of Legal Education. when Europe was practically two years sued on October 99th, showed that out distant, instead of ficen dork There of 633 students who were examined in the is lotus, in the air as well as in the various subjects, including the final, 487 Palace moats, and the traveller, who passed. The results include the follow India or Japan,, finds the broad good (English and Colonial) and Legal History, must generally come here sbrough either Fing Reman Law, Class III, King Seen Kum, Lincoln's Inn Constitutional Law humour of the masses of China. pleasant III, Koon Tek Lim, Middle Temple super-smiling of Japan. after the sad visages of India and the Criminal Law and Procedure, Class 111, Heng Hung Pang, Middle Temple; Real Peking is a capital of contradictions. Property and Conveyancing Class II, She has many trees, but few gardens; Lee Hong Bob; Middle Temple; Khye thoroughfares the city is made up of Ling, Middle Temple, norrow alleys cramped between window: less walls, dirty and evil-smelling, yet Pierced every hundred yards by a door that for one tantalising second suggests one of those luxurious European homes which can made in a Chinese house, but Despite the political situation, the The air is fall of cries. The carriers connection of interest or sympathy of in no other native structure in Anodisjointed. For herein there is no real surtaxes met this morning when Tsai day, the street criors are never silrut; betwee's the workers for whom no one Tariff Sub-Committee on Rates of wheel their shrieking barrows all the thought, there is scarcely understanding Ting Kan presented certain tables show bells and elangs and wooden knocks areas yet has proposed the mercy of a ing the estimated revenue from the pronouncing to the initiated the trade, of sixteen-hour day-and their nominal the "B" grade luxuries posed surtaxes, and further explained the coming pedlar go on from early governors, the the Ministers, and Depart dawn to long past midnight. Sometimes ments of State. Between these latter over all one may hear the drone of a and the foreign colonies on the one hand great, gong muttering from behind temple and on the other their Ministers and walls, sometimes the fantastic whistle of overlords at Mukdes and Kalgan there is the pigeons overhead, and always the no bond whatever. From another point rasping fall of the water thrown by of view the centres and shrines of long-handled bowls upon the duty the religions of China are sa entirely roadway. The main ways are clogged remote frain the life and the love with trafe, and strings of shaggy, two of the common people as if Buddha and humped Mongolian camels go about the Confucius and Lao taze had never lived. streets eternally. Sometimes there ja From yet another though the Manghi funeral or marriage procession, each Emperor has been haled by Feng Yu- with its accompaniment of flags or braying instruments and its central slang out of the Forbidden City and palanquin of garish red. It is hard to tell breach that has always existed between is taking sanctuary in Tientsin-the one from the other save by the presence the secret adherents to Imperialism and or the absence of & small company of the open advocates of a Repablican Gov- ed coffins that the Chinese, love, Some observer who rid that, hidden in some white-clad men whose duty it is to seo the last rites said over the vast misshap seems to grow no loss. It was a abrowd. ernment that has never really existed

times on high days the public buildings recces, there is still to be found in overy are crudely adorned with hangings of house throughout Peking a dragonfly wicker structures of pink and scarlet and magenta set about with yellow cr use on a day of restoration dar rosettes, but Peking needs no decoration, fear, but of which note would deny the which some look forward to and some (Continued on next enlume), c possibility.

and in spite of the width of her in Beng Lim, Lincoln's Inn Eric Malle.

TARIFF CONFERENCE. SUB-COMMITTEE STILL AT WORK DESPITE TURMOIL.

Belfast, formerly British Minister first the Chief Executive has gathered around the Belgian Government has decided toto Korea and later to Peking, President him. discontinue the trials of alleged war of the China Association, who died on criminals, owing to the difficulty thereof September 14th, aged 73, left cetate of after the lapse of so many years and the the gross value of £39,400, with met heavy expense. In addition, after the personalty £33,002. On his wife's death, Locarno Conference such trials are an un- be left:-- The proceedings at the Foreign Office necessary obstacle to the desired improve- will be cinematographed. The entertainment of Belgo-German relations. ment of the distinguished visitors will be most quiet an elaborate functions have been cancelled in consequence of the death of Queen Alexandra.

INDIAN COTTON.

SUSPENSION

OF DUTY IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.

POLITICS IN HOLLAND.

CATHOLICS CAUSING ANOTHER ORISIS.

THE HAGUE, November 30th. Ameeting of the Catholic Deputies in the Second Chamber has unanimously decided to refuse to co-operate with the LONDON, November 20th. Cabinet composed of Catholic Socialiste It is officially announced that the Gov-and Democratic Liberals. ernment of India has decided to suspend the cotton excise duty immediately.

This is preliminary to its complete abolition when the next budget, is sub mitted if the prosent financial anticipa tions are borne out.

To his old and dear friend Herbert Francis Brady, the jade sceptre in ornamental case prescated to him, by the Empress Dowager of China.

To his son John Herbert, the silver tea and coffee service and tray presented to him by the British Community at Tientsin, his portrait in oils, and two silver and enamel vases with Chinese inscriptions

Ta-his son, Robert Crodie, the casket containing the Freedom of Belfast, the, silver cup with blackwood stand present- ged to him by the Chinese Community in Scout, and the silver silver presented to him by members of H.B.M.' China Consular Service

Consequently, it is thought probable that the Democratic Liberal Herr Mar. chant, will be obliged to abandon bis tesk of forming a Cabinet.

ROYAL DUTCH "PETROLEUM.

To his son Heary Newell, the silver: cup with blackwood stand presented to him by the President of the Chinese Re public, the Georgian, silver ten service and tray used in Peking during his term as Minister, and the roso bowl and the case containing salt pepper, and mustard apote presented to him by St Patrick's

Bociety, Tientein,

COMPANY PAYS DIVIDEND NEXT

JANT JANUARY.

THE BADUE, November 20th. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company declared an interim dividend of ten percent, payable on January 5th,

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LONDON, December 1st, The Government of India's decision to uspend the cotton excise duty is much

petted in Lancashire. Indian manu- has facturers now have protection to the extent of the 11 per cent, which is the present import duty. Lancashire. Mem- bers of Parliament declare the suspension of the excise is a serious blow to the Lancashire cotton industry, which works on a very fine margin.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE ENDS.

The British seamen here have called off the strike, and will-resume to dar.

MELIOURNE, November 30th.

PERING, November 30th.

THE SHANGHAI AFFAIR.

THREE JUDGES SUBMITTING:

SEPARATE REPORTS.

18 PEKING STATEMENT,

PEKING, December 1st Regarding the judicial enquiry into the Shanghal affair of May 30th lat, it is common knowledge in Peking that the three Judges submitted separate reports, Mr. Justice Finley Johnson's being in the nature of a minority finding.

DUFF DEVELOPMENT CO.

the silver beaker presented to him by ARBITRATION IN THEIR FAVOUR

To his grandson John Walrond Clark

members of HBM's China Consular Service.

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His medals and decorations, articles of verte, M.B.9., and plate for division as nearly as possible equal share be tween his mid three sons and his said grandson.

AGAINST KELANTAN GOVT.

LONDON, December 1st

The arbitrator, bas awarded the Duff Development Company £378,000 and costs against the Government of Kelantan."

DISJOINTED LIFE

If there is one word more than another that applies to the life, here it is, I think