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ANANIA, IZON BLA MATH AND SWAANGU FUL LAMM ARKEEN DEALE CLERO'S SOAP, la, or 5 Tibisce

GENERAL SMEDLEY D..BUTLER ON THE

SITUATION IN CHINA.

THE ENTHUSIASTIC KEENNESS OF THE

U.S. MARINES.

CHIVALRY v. POLITICS IN AMERICA.

INCORRUPTIBLE!

LESSONS IN LAW TO SHANGHAI JUDGE.

CONSULAR DEPUTY'S: VIGOROUS PROTEST.

In the ProvisionaleCourt, Shang. General Smedley D. Butler, Com and when you start taxing people hai, on April 8th, before Judge Li manding Officer of the Third for battleships and marines to pro and the Senior. Consul's Deputy,

States Brigade United

Marine tect this capital they protest, Not Mr. F. Ramondias, Pau Ah Kang, Corps, the "crack" corps which is a man, though, but would be willing residing at 23, Cunningham Road, participating in the defence scheme to shoulder a gun, probably given Shanghai, was charged with unlaw, for Shanghai, declared when inter him by one of his own women-folk, fully attempting to incite the viewed by a representative of the to protect the lives of American Public to disorder and the disturb North China Daily News that "at women and children out here." dace of the 'Publie Peace, and did

disseminate rumours, tacks upon American women and children would be the element which would awaken the American public | to the existence of far-away China."

According to the General, how- ever, it is not American financial investments which hold water with

the average American when he is endeavouring to understand the present situation in Chino, Coa-

tinuing he said, "Just let America see headlines, however, in its news papers telling about outrages on women and children anywhere in the world and the whole situation is instantly changed. We can always overlook damage to property for the simple reason that in due course settlement by indemnity can always be demanded. But we know that a life is a different matter and that no amount of indemnity can bring one back. The average American gives only passing thought to the vested interests in a foreign country out it can rise to a high emotional pitch over danger to innocent American women and children at the hands of mob of soldiers,"

An Emotional Nation. · In expressing these sentiments, General Butler candidly labelled the American nation as an emotional

After Dept, D. 8. Williamson had given evidence and produced a number of newspapers which the accused was delivering, the Court dismissed the case

Old-hand In China.

General Butler is an old-hand " in China. He caine out, a boy of Lis in charge of a company with the rank of captain, during the Boxer troubles. He was twice wounded Mr. F. Ramondina, Senior Con- during those troubles and received sul's Deputy, strongly protested against the decision in this eneo and stripes for his bravery. The pre-said:- sent situation, he finds rather simi- The accused is charged with at lar to that of 1900, except that attempting to incite the commission that time there were several mil Municipal regulations, and of dis of an offenco contrary to the lions of Boxers who made no atseminating rumours. The Chinese tempt to disguise their real feelings, Judge has dismissed the case be whereas now, there is much under cause: 1. He has not found as in- flamatory the articles appearing in current and deception.

the newspaper known as the Ping

distributing; and, because: 2, Even in Je l'au (The Common People's Daily News) which the accused was if the articles in the newspaper were inflamatory only the editor of such newspaper should be punish- ed.

with the General that he knows men It is evident to anyone who speaks and sees through the intricacies of human nature. While he talks not exactly

good naturedly... about graft" and human failings, no trace of rapcour shows in his point

of view and his hearer finds himself falling into the speaker's way of thinking, 10 great is his personal magnetism.

It is also obvious that the men comprising General Butler's staff- the brass hats" na they are known by the Corps noted for its disciplinary qualities,—are devotées of their commanding officer, a point which naturally simplifies and at

Law and Pact. The articles appearing in this newspaper are false, lying and in- famatory, as can be seen from the following phrases: Knock down the imperialists and especially the British imperialista"The foreign soldiers are continually arresting

and

beating Chinese soldiers, civilians and women outside the limits of the settlement "" The protection of Chinese lives is re linquished entirely "" It is not our duty to protect the imperialistic robbers' lives and property "-" At all times they are acting aggressive.

Chinese."

one, and one in which a sense of icelerates all official matters in they to the lives and property of the

Corps. The staff, with headquar ters at 47, Avenue Road, is com. posed of the officers:-

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY, at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20

BEBE DANIELS

in

"WILD WILD SUSAN"

STAR

2.30 till 11.15

FLORENCE VIDOR TOM MOORE

ESTHER RALSTON & FORD STERLING

in

"THE TROUBLE WITH WIVES

WORLD

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15

RICHARD DIX

in

"THE CALL of the CANYON"

THE BLUE EXPRESS.

A TUPAN'S PLEASURE.

The second argument of the Chinese judge is equally ground- less, as Article 221 of the Chinese. Irovisional Criminal Code clearly FOUR DAYS BY TRAIN FROM

PUKOW TO TIENTSIN.

chivalry was well grounded How could the country as a whole be expected to know anything about, Chinese politics, he pointed out.

Lt. Col. E. B. Miller, Lt.Col. Pstates Do you; does anybody really?"F: Archer, Major A. A. Yandergre, he sakl, turning to his interviewer Captain Ray E. Robinson, Licut, L.

C. Whitaker and Pte. Monahan. with the peculingly vigorous gesture with which he punctuates his speech The question and manner in which it was deüvered recalled his reputa tion for blunt fratiness which has

Mr. F. F. Vaughan, of the Standard Oil Company, was

the Blue Express. traveller on

CAT

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

HOME NURSING CLASS.

A Class of Instruction in "Home Nurling" is being formed, and will be held at the Helena May In- stituta commencing on May 4th at 5.16 p.m.

Mra. Minett, M.D., B.S., D.P.H., has kindly consented to act

lecturer.

да

Whosoever, by writing, pictures, speeches or any other means openly incites any person to commit any The Mission of the Marines.

offence shall be punished. When the offence under this Article has The marines are here to protect beca committed by means of a new which arrived in Tientsin, after life and property," General Butler paper, the editor of such newspaper said in conclusion, and there's shall is be punished in accord taking over four days to accomplish not a man who wouldn't willingly ance with the provisions of the the journey from Pukow, Mr. made him known nation-wide in

give his life if it became necessary section,

Vaughan came from,Chengchow, but Americs for integrity and a pene to do this. We are getting every- It must, furthermore, be pointed trating insight into all manner of body to a place where they can out that the Ping Min Je Pan is was able to give a representative casily be protected which is the printed in Chapel and is smuggied of the Peking and Tientsia Times, graft."

only thing to do under the circum into the settlement just to incite some information as to the trials of "Well, Americans as a whole stances. As for the damaged pro- the Chinese living in the settle know nothing about this political perty left behind, in the past dement, and that the street sellers the passengers from Pukow. situation and probably care less "stroyers of American property have make a pront of six coppere out of It was one o'clock on Thursday be continued," Why, they can't always had to pay for it, and there the selling price of eight coppers. morning, "he said, when the Blue even pronounce the names of the is no reason to believe that the The inference is obvious-.-C. Express left Pukoy, after waiting generals who are fighting on same will not apply in the present Daily Fewe.

until Chang Trung Chang, who another. The few millions of dol- crisis. Property can be paid for but

preceded it had almost completed lars of capital divested here in lives can't be brought back," he

the journey to Heuchow. The Shan- China is only a drop in the bucket | zeiterated in his emphatic way.

tung Tupan gave strict orders that COLOURFUL SPRING SUITS, the Blue Express should not be allowed to follow his train.

FREE FIGHTING IN HANGCHOW.

ARTISANS AND SHOPMEN REVOLT AGAINST LABOUR UNION.

MILITARY CALLED OUT: 154

· CASUALTIES.

rence.

4.

Then when the Blue Express

reached Hainchow, which is this side of Pengpu, the locomotive broke

A practical demonstration in con- section with the " Home Nursing". class will be given at the Matilda Hospital on Friday, April 22nd, at

3.30 P..

SARDINE BLUE FOR MEN.

GUN.CLUB CHECKS.

Cinnamon and smoke blue, or, as it is sometimes termed, sardine

SUTTON OF MUKDEN.

troublemakers that it was impos- If Marshal Chang Tee Lia is able sible for him to get more out of the to save Shanghai from the advane I made a counter proposal. His shon he will have to depend very largely down, and the trouble was such a blue, are the two new colours which business than there was in it. He ing Cantonese, which is unlikely, and plant he offered to the two men upon his Old. Etonian munitions to necessitate a return to Pengpu will play the big part in men's he employed. He stipulated his expert, "General" Frank Sutton Tall and broad-shouldered, with willingness to become their em ployee, on condition that the Union tanned skin and twinkling blue guaranteed him the amount of eyes, Sutton is the sort of man who wages they had promised the men, thrust his way through the pages in another age would have out and of Dumas.

La., 830 a month. A hot discussion followed and the bean curd dealer had the best of the argument.

Shopkeepers Union,

for repairs, the train itself being left at Hsinchow, where it stayed until a locomotive was sent for from Hauchowfu.

The journey was then resumed--

as far as the next station. Here another delay of some ten hours was He first came under notice a caused by military movements, the collaborator with Sir Wilfred track being blocked with troop Stokes, the inventor of the trench trails. mortar, and is still remembered not only for his expertness but for the nonchalance with which he risked

+

Losing ab

clothes this coming spring and The former shade is summer. richer than was last year's cedar- wood.

coleurs, such as tavy, black, or very Then come the dark ground

dark grey, on which are thrown groups of thin, highly coloured lines. These latter will certainly make good-looking double-breasted lounge suits, but the big novelty of the season will be the miniature gun-club checks, which are really a revival of the check that was fashionable in King Edward's day, but worked up in much brighter colourings and much smaller in size. The Next come the Lilliputian stripes,

Conditions Disgusting. From suchowfu to Tientsin the was fairly clear and com-

truly excellent description for the white and brightly coloured very fine hair lines which almost entirely cover the ground of navy, brown, smoke, tan, raisin, and chocolate.

Diamond,

square, and basket weaves forming a sort of jacquard design pre-dominate in worsted auitings. These very fine hard- faced cloths are the type which sis now so popular for the single breasted three-button lounge suit. For Plas-Fouzs

SHANGHAI, April 5th. Disquicting news continues to As a result the shopkeepers form come in from Haagchow, Chekiang. ed a union of their own. They pro- We are told that events which, stir mised to give all workmen a square peoples passions are of daily occur deal and that no money would be the lives of himsell and others in line

The extremista are doing, taken from them either in fees or experiments. His friends still toll paratively good progress was made. their utmost to revolutionize the subscriptione. Evidently this new the story of the generals who were There was, however, no food to be economic. status of the working peo Guild has taken on and the mem- watching him at work on a London obtained on the train, all provisions ple. Labourers and apprentices, in bers bombarded the "Red" Labour common when they discovered that having been consumed, and heating every department of trade, are be- Union's headquraters and wrecked they were standing on a mine to be was also a minus quantity. ing rounded up and compelled to them. Risting continued for the fired by his patent time fuse. conditions on the train too were join the Labour Union. The en space of two days and the police

extremely had. The first class quar: in Gallipoli, ters were no better than the third trance for is one dollar per head and military eventually opened fire -apprentices fifty cents. The Union on the crowds resulting in over one Sutton abandoned his military class, people lying sleeping on the career and was next heard of in tables and the door, and debris guarantees all its members a sub- hundred casualties stantial increase in their monthly. The Shanghai Hangchow railway Siberia, His gold mine being seiz- from the many meals, bad where pay. Masters are being driven to is still congested with military ed by the Rec's, he turned up in and when the having was good be despair as they are confronted with movements. From Hangchow to Mukden, the capital of Manchuria, the many new rules and regulations Shanghai the journey takes any and attached himself to Chang Tsong strewed all over the place. now being enforced. Workmen are thing from ten to sixteen hours. Lia, who was in the midst of one of to be at the back and call of the Great masses of troops continue to his periodical wars with Wu Pei

A Chinese who was arrested on Union and not bound to their embe transported from the interior a week he had the Chinese March 24th, on a charge of utter ployer who pays them.

on route to Nanking.

always wonderful craftsmen-making and possessing a 810 forged Mission Work Banned,"

ing trench mortars, shells and bank note, was sentenced yesterday

The new miniature corncob de Besides the entrance fees to the Chapels and Christian schools are bombt, and in a critical engage morning at the Kowloon Magistracy is carried out in two-coloure Labour Union, the members agree being sealed up by the new au- ment he breached the Great Wall by Mr. W. Schofield to nine months to pay 20 per cent of their wages thorities, on a very large scale. and was rewarded by the affable hard labour. Defendant was for Bowater stripes in highly coloured herringbones, and Glenurquhart as a monthly subscription. Busi Practically all the Mission stations Chang with promotion and £10,000. merly employed as a hose boy by checks that have been developed ont Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent of all recognition from the original, ness people generally, have risen up on the Chientang River have come

Since then Sutton has been at of the Victoria Gaol.

as well as canvas and coarse-wesve against these unjust impositions under the ban. It is feared all the It came to a head last week when belongings and contents of the teaded by the wonderful luck that

The Chinese who was arrested cloths in marl and ahot colourings, the city witnessed two days of severe houses have been carried off or futh seems to be the birthright of the

leanly destroyed.

born-adventurer. Besides escaping whilst coming off the Sai On with are some of the novelties for the man who wears plus-fours or coun- street fighting. A bean curd dealer

brought to book

The beneficient work of the Lepor from a hundred tight corners, he $4,000 worth of forged 810 notes, try clothes. by the Union He employed two workmen, and Hospital, founded by Dr. Main, has won £3,000 in a lottery, and had was again brought before Mr. R. E treated them well, and he advised been brought to a standstill. Dr. an even bigger coup in a recent Lindsell, yesterday morning. Sub- them not to join up with the Uang, who has so loyally stood by Shanghai sweep. The secretary of Inspector Lane asked his Worship there is a new shade called steel, Labourates. This became known his responsible work, has been for the Makden Club was grumbling for a week's remand, explaining which has a touch of blue in it, and be was arraigned. The Labour cibly ejected. A gang of Nation about an unsold ticket when some that Mr. T. H. King was taking while almond tones, particularly. Tribunal degreed that he must pay slist students sealed up the doctor's one Kaid: "Put it down to Sutton." further enquiries about the defer those having equal stripes combin

was accordingly ing a paler or a darker tone of the his men at the rate of 830 a month house and officially" took over The secretary put it down to dant. The case

fourfold increase. The pro- the plant-North China Daily Button, and the Old Etonian, wpn remanded to 10 am on the 18th same colour, may be numbered

among the very latest ideas. jastaat. prietor made it clear to

another £20,000.-Daily Mail." there News.

WAB

Severe Street Fighting.

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For dannels, greys are staple, but