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CHINA

SETTLING DOWN.

BRITAIN'S RECOGNITION OF NANKING GOVERNMENT APPROVED.

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ROLLING STOCK TO BE GIVEN UP BY MILITARY.

THE DEMOBILISATION CONFERENCE.

At the present moment the Nanking Government appears to be in a strong position. Following Britain's recognition of the Nationalists France has signed a tariff treaty. Britain's action,"

by the way, has met with general approval in London and the Vaited States. America is also showing her confidence in the Chinese Government by ordering the withdrawal of a thousand men from the Tientsin garrison.

The big demobilisation conference is to open on Wednesday and a favourable detail is that Chang Hauch biang is sending a Manchurian representative..

Pei Chung Hai has also reported that he is returning some of the rolling stock that has for so long been a perquisite of the military,

Minor troubles continue on the Yangtze but it is not expected that complete peace will be restored"yet awhile.

SINO-FRENCH TARIFF

TREATY.

(TaROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2nd.

A new Sino-French tariff treaty was signed in Shanghai yesterday evening,

The terms have not divulged.

BIG DEMOBILISATION CONGRESS..

MANCHURIA REPRESENTED.

THROUGH RESTEN'S AGENCY. Į

NANKING. Dee, nd, The National Military Reorgan- beenisation and Disbandment Confer

M. Martel is starting for Nanking to-morrow by "gunboat and from there will retura to Peping by train.

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BRITAIN AND NANKING GOVERNMENT.

SATISFACTION FELT IN AMERICA.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, Dee, and. Britain formal recognition of the Chinese Nationalist Government is regarded here in the nature, of a triumph for British diplomacy, The New York Times points out that "The long sighted view has prevailed." "Tooth times. The World applauds the fact that the .latest move CT. the part of the British Foreign Office has apparent. Jy ruled out any question of a revival" ef the Anglo-Japanese Alliance."

The Times" Approves. (THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 2nd.

A blessing has been given to the Anglu-Chinese treaty, in Timea leader acclaiming the signature as a vindication of the "policy which Britain has consistently pursued since the Washington, Conference.

It says that compared with the tariff rates of many European countries the new duties may be regarded as fairly modest.

and Li Taung Jen and Li Chi Sei ence is opening on December 2015 are going to Sanking from Hankow tomorrow to attend it.

Chang Hsueh Liang is sending a representative,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

H.M. THE KING BETTER.

NEARLY OUT OF DANGER.

YESTERDAY'S HOPEFUL

STATEMENT.

No news, was received here yes terday evening of the King's condi tion, but the Sunday Times made the announcement, evidently, on good authority, that it was hoped that His Majesty could, in a day or two, be regarded as out of the danger zone.

WORLD'S CHRISTMAS

CELEBRATIONS.

BUSY SCENES IN LONDON,

RUSH TO SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOX.]

LONDON. December 23rd. Public relief as the improvement in the King's health was manifested by a unprecedented stir on the Eve of Christmas holidays. The rush to the country came to a climax

DECEMBER 24th, 1928.

AFGHAN REBELS REPULSED.

STRENUOUS FIGHTING,

BRITISH WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVE BY AIR.

(TABOUGH LEVTRE'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Dec. Sard.

that the situation in Afghanistan has considerably improved.

A message from Kabu! states

oval troops claim that they have The drive the rebels out of a number of fortified positions near Bagabala Height and Kandamak and Jalalabad. the latter

continue to

NEW REPARATIONS COMMITTEE.

AGREEMENT AS TO ITS COMPOSITION,

INDEPENDENT: EXPERTS FROM SIX COUNTRIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY. į

LONDON, Dec. 2nd.

HOLBORN GAS EXPLOSION.

WHO IS TO BLAMEP

A GOVERNMENT INQUIRY ORDERED.

(GRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE.)

Rcony, Dec. 91st. Masked workmen this afternoon succeeded in sealing up the great gas main beneath the road in High Street, Holborn, from which gas had been pouring since the explo- sions that did so much damage,

The bulletins over the week end, during the last two days when huge Mamanda Tribe is advancing on up propoans for a complete and ties dared not put them out before

show

though worded with customery caution.

that the Royal patient is making a stendy, though necessarily slow, improvement.

LONDON, December 23rd 10.35 a.m.

crowds left the principal London rush eleven heavily laden expresses Stations. To gave some idea of the

left King's Cross for Scotland yes terday night. The Flying Scots

since Tuesday.

The Sunday Times understandsan" has been duplicated daily that although, the King's progress is slow. the doctors have strong. hopes of being able to announce "on or about Christmas Day that His Majesty'is' definitely out of danger.

FRIDAY.

Slow But Good Frogress, [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, December 21st.

Fourteen main line trains from Euston had to be duplicated and the traffic to Ireland has been so heavily that extra bouts had to be run in all services.

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AMERICANS TO EXCEL THEMSELVES..

New Yoak, Dec.. 21st. noon regarding the King it being fashion, only even more so. In fact No bulletin was issued this after-Christmas according to its usual America is expected to celebrate

intimated that no further one would this is to be the most sumptuous be given out until this evening.

Christmas on record. This is regarded as indication that Ho Ying Ching, Inspector-General the King continues to make good of Military Training, states the if

slow progress and that the conference is an attempt to deter doctors are satisfied with course of mine the division of the country into a number of garrison areas and to work out a detailed scheme of gradual disbandment.

The repatriation of surplus troops, it is pointed out, will reduce the army from 1.600,000 to expenditure of $30,000,000. 500,000, and will necessitate the

The Nationalists plan is to limit the total Military, Naval and Avia tion expenditure to $180,000,000

annua

SURGEON LIEUT. SCOTT'S

BODY FOUND. PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT.

(THROCOK REUTER'S AGENCY.

02

seen

events.

The favourable turn in the King's condition coming as it has done on the eve of Christmas-tide has re- lieved public anxiety and created a more cheerful outlook generally. "Queen Presides Over Douncil Of

State.

The Counsellors of State appoint- held a Privy Council at Buckingham ed by the King during his illness Palace, the Queen presiding. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Premier (Mr. Stanley Baldwin), the Lord Chancellor (Lord Hail the Archbishop of Canterbury and sham) were other counsellors pre- sent together with the Home Secre tary (Sir W. Joynson Hicks). A certain number of matters arising out of the adjournment of Parla ment

were settled apart from routine business.

Prince George Back In London.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 23rd. The body of Surgeon-Lieut. H. J. Scott of H. M.S. Grieket has been recovered outside Whangpoo, Bear

Prince George, the King's young. the Nanking Jetty. There are no est son, arrived at Southampton considered probable that he fell Cunard Liner Berengariu. He was indications of foul play and it is to-day from New York in the into the water and was drowned greeted by the Mayor of Southamp when looking for a sampan.

ton who expressed the fervent hope (Surgeon-Lieutenant Scott" die that the King would be speedily appeared Nothing was

December 14th. restored to health. The Prince yes or heard of terday (Thursday) cerebrated his him after he left the Cafe Palais, twenty-sixth birthday. A large iced with the intention of returning to ed, made specially for the occasion Shanghai at 3 a.m. that morning birthday cake, beautifully ornament his ship, H.M.S. Cricket, which was by the confectioner of the Beren moored at the Old Docks. A police paria, was put up for auction and search of the city was instituted as a sum of £1,063. was realised for the alarm was given. the Distressed Miners Fund. The Particular interest. was attached Prince reached London this even because he was the second naval offi- Pulace. to the disappearance of Lieut. Scotting and proceeded to Buckingham cer to be lost under mysterious cir- cumstances in the past year. Lieut. Wright, R.N., of H.M.S. Vindictive was the other, and nothing was ever heard again of him.]..

soon

The Evening Bulletin.

The bulletin issued to-night states that the King has had a quiet day. The local and general ccndition take a very slow though favourable course,

to

Money is circulating like the Nite in flood. For Stock Exchange and Banking employees the share amounting in many cases benuses total over additional year's salary.

£25,000,000

The best mince meat and plum puddings are being made brandy imported from. England. with Scotch whisky is obtainable clan- destinely at fifty shillings a bottle and "champagne manufactured in California at £12 a bottle.

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FOR LARGE FAMILIES IN

FRANCE,

a happy Christmas as a result of

PARIS, Dec. 21st:

the bequest by a childless milion Large families in France will enjoy

aire of Cognac and his wife setting interest is distributed annually. aside a large sum of which the

that 290 beneficiaries are receiving The Academy has just announced eighty to two hundred sterling each. Most of the recipients con- sist of families of nine to fourteen children.

NEW YORK CHURCH GUTTED.

A TWO MILLION DOLLAR BUILDING.

(RETTER'S AMERICAN ERVICE?

of two million

NEW YORK, Dec. ard. a spectacular fire last night North River district was lit up

being erected by Mr. Rockefeller, which gutted the stone church junior, at a cost milion dollars.

The Park Avenue Baptist Church carilion bought from England as a mem

which Mr. Rockefeller orial to his mother has not yet been removed from the older building and therefore escaped.

PARIS POLITICAL CRIME. "TO SAVE ALSACE-

LORRAINE.

city

+

a safety

sador, Herr von Hoesch, have ar

A communiqué states that Poincaré and the German Ambas rived at an agreement to which the other Governments have assented: fames which had been spouting up After the main had been sealed hold about the constitution of the 'com.

in the centre of the road for thirty The mittee of experts who are to draw hours were put out. The authori the Government.

to the aid of final settlement of the reparations as the Bames acted as Enterprising Queen Mother.

problems on the lines decided upon valve by consuming escaping gas. at Genera last September. ̧ Meanwhile the. King's mother who

Experts and officials are of opinion It was, further, agreed that, it is very popular among the southern was most desirable in the commen explosion still exists greater danger that although some risk of further air. tribe's has set out to Kandahar by interests of a nations concerned

has now passed.: that the United States should. REBELS DRIVEN "BACK.

The Cause? participate in the work of the com Policemen, fremen,, ambulance mittee of experts and that these men and gas officials are still on respective Governments' should not be bound by their guard lest further explosions should tions

instruei peur. One great point which has yet to be settled about the explo To Meet In Paris

sions is the primary cause. The Gas cerned is to appoint two experts trouble began in a duct conveying Each of the six countries con- Company emphatically repudiate re- sponsibility. They state that the The committee will first of all pect Office where electrical work was in who may appoint deputy assistants the telegraph cables of the Post to the Governments and the Re-at the first explosion was due to in Paris and shall present a report

progress and express the opinion paration Commission.

LONDON, Dec. 23rd. The Afghan Legation declares that the general situation at Kabul considerably improved and and in the eastern provinces, has the Government forces are in a very strong position.

The rebels have been driven back some thirty-five miles to the north of Kabul. Consequently all roads leading to Kabal have been cleared

been restored, Aeroplane services tal and the British Legation has and communication with the casi

have also been resumed.

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KING AMANULLAH AT KANDAHAR,

NEW DELHI, Dec. 23rd. A message from. Quetta states that King Amanullah has gone to Kaninbar.

SACRED BOOKS REMOVED TO SAFETY.

PEзHATAR, Dec. nd. Afghanistan have been brought to A number of the sacred books at Pest war for safe custody."

A is quiet at Dakka City but Jelatabad is closely beaciged and it is imposable to relieve it owing to the disorders at Kabul.

BRITISH WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVE.

Powers which participated in the this explosion damaged the gas The Experts of the Creditor sulation on electric cables and that bitumen gaa generated by the in- Geneva decision shall be appointed mains and caused further trouble. either by the Governments them. It is understood that a Govern. saves or by the Reparation Comment Inquiry will be held to estab mittee but Germany shall appoint lish responsibility. its own experts.

AMERICA'S SYMPATHETIC

ATTITUDE,'

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8d.

Three Workman Gaased. (THROUGH BLUTTE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 2nd.

The Gas Company authorities be- lieve that the danger of further

It is expected that the British explosions in Holborn has been Ambassador will shortly approach overcome.. The experts have de.

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one

the United States Government on cided to empty the mains, and to the question of the participation of insert pressure bags from which the the Committee which is to study allowing the gas to escape slowly. American experts in the work of air can be taken gradually, thus the German reparations problem Three workinea were gassed dur Although no forma invitation has ing the night bus they all, recover- yet been received it is understood ed that President Coolidge would be The Home Office sympathetic to the proposal. Mr. Pera a

commission- body made up of two

has agreed that the British Air the European nations but does not the cause of the disaster.

New DL31. Dee. rd.

Coolidge feels that the matter is Government" and

London almost Force shall remove all Indian and wish the United States to shirk its qustion of legal responsibility does The Government of Afghanistan Europe and should be settled by nounced that they have ascertained entirely involving County Council officials, have an-

The British women and children from duty, the Legation at Kabul to-day, sent the following message from

not come within their province. Peshawar: The British Legation should be given a free hand by the ability but the latter deny liability The Kabul wireless station has that a study should made of the vouring to saddie the Gas, Light The Fresident is of the opinion The Holborn Council in endea

is safe. Don't be anxious,

problem by representatives who

and Coke Company with the respon." messages are being delivered to the their own judgment as regards the

Your Governments concerned to exercise and intend to claim against the British Legation.

Post Office. amounts which they consider pay

Royal Air Force planes are to able. leave for Kabut at dawn to-day to evacuate Indian and British women and children,

"

AIRSHIP AND FOUR AEROPLANES.

PESHAWAR, Dec. 23rd.

A British airship and four aero- and children from the British Lega planes brought back here all women tion at Kabul.

WHY PRECAUTIONS WERE NEEDED.

LONDON, Dec. 91st. Further light is thrown on the recent serious disturbances

in

LEIPZIG SUPREME COURT

PRESIDENT.

RESIGNS AFTER DISPUTE WITH REICH.

Por

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There is a keen controversy, how. ever, regarding responsibility. The Gas Company not merely disavow send to the Postmaster-General.a lability but declare that they will big bill for damages,

The Posta, officials decline to make any statement.

THE LATE MRS. MIAO. BODY TO BE BROUGHT TO HONG KONG..

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(THROUGH LICES”- ACENCY.)

TO TAKE EFFECT APRIL ist. franоrоH REUTER'A AGENCY.}

It rejoices in China's pledge to

BERLIN, Dec. 21st. abolish thin, the fulfilment of

Dr. Simons, the President of the which is an essential part of the

Afghanistan, particularly in re is the highest German judicial was learned to-day that the body

LONDON, Dec. 21st. Supreme Court at Leipzig, which A mystery was. scented when it. Agreement, which should immense ly assist the present regime and

ference to Kabul, by the Afghan authority, has resigned, owing to Legation in London, which appara clash with the Reich Government. murdered bride of Chung Yi Miao, of Mrs. Wai Sheung Yi Miao, the consolidate their authority.

ently is keeping in close touch with Alluding to the fact that "Japan

The clash occurred because the had been exhurned, but enquiries the situation has hitherto not concluded a tresty

by wireless, via Government did not await Dr. revealed that the exhumation was Moscow,

Simons' decision. with China the newspaper states.

from Baden for an injunction to burne, who

petition carried out by Mr. Walter Swin- that reparatc. action by Britain

It is now stated that, the tribes-

was largely instru- proves that while desirous of ad

men with whom Sir Francis Huming vacancies on the Board of from a pauper's grave by provid

prevent the Government from All-mental in saving the dead woman" hering as closely as possible to the

phries, the British Minister, con. letter and apirit of the recent under-

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

versed last week end and who 1st.

State Railways before Januarying a plain oak coffin and by pay- taking in favour of diplomatic col.

assured the British Minister that

ing for the grave. PARIS. Dec 21st.

President Hindenburg has Jaboration, Britain does not allow

the British Legation was in a pressed the opinion that the Goy the murdered

It is evident that the friends of well-known politician, Mr danger, were well armed robbers, ernment acted constitutionally and Kong have made representations its policy thereby to be sterilised.

seriously injured by a man named as Afghan troops.

woman in Hong Fachot, was attacked today and numbering at least 7,000 disguised had not encroached on the consti- to the authorities in connection" H.H.S."Bee Joins In Salutes,

Charles Benoit who at HANKOW, Dec. 2nd.

This fact explains the report that Court.

tutional rights, of the Supreme with the disposal of the body as Rear Admiral H. J, Tweedie ar-

rendered to the police. rived here this morning in H.M.S. is on the side of General Li Hsiang

It appears that General Yang Sen has been making has been of the his purpose was to

part of the army had revolted,

the coffin was placed in a lead shell. The progress which His Majesty that he was an "Autonomist" and pletely routed by the Government obliged to fill the vacancies by Dehead for shipment to Hong Kong On being interrogated Benoit said The robber army was later com- reiterates that the Government was

The Chancellor, Herr Muller, which enclosed another oak coffin and sent from Keswick to Birken- Shortly before noon the booming and that so far the latter has been slowest and it must be some little Loraze

save Alsace-troops, and driven back into the cember 14th, to prevent serious with a view to re-interment. time before complete confidence can

hills to the north of Kabul. A report that M. Fachot, was

prejudice of the Reich interests. Afghan guards at the British He emphasises that the Govern- occurred in the Cumberland Lake It will be recalled that the crime. fortnight has now been allayed con- stated to be "somewhat better." siderably

dozen police for protection, and contempt for the State tribunal's Chung Yi Miao and his bride were the premises are incapable of de-authority. fence against an organised force. The other Legations are similarly placed. but they are in easy reach of the centre of the city.

Bec.

THE YANGTSZE MINED. [NAVAL WIRELESS:]

December 2nd, Messages received in Hong Kong to-day from Chungking state that a notification has been given to the Consuls that the river has been mined.

The boycott of British shipping at Ichang continues.

There is no change in the situa tion at Hankow, where police of the Special Administrative District con- tinue to guard the Hackow Club against possible action by officials of the Wine Bureau.

Sir Stanley Howett. Sir Hugh Rigby, Lord Dawson of Penn.

Anxiety Allayed.

the King's illness developed serious To-night for the first time since ly an dir of confidence was notice. able in the Palace.

cd.

SATURDAY.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, December 22nd

A Fair Night.

A

once sur-

SALVATION ARMY LEADERSHIP.

MISS EVANGELINE ROOTH'S SUCCESSION PROPOSED. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

THE SIMON COMMISSION.

ex-

...

Dr. Simons is proceeding to Ber in to confer with President Hin- denburg on the matter:

on their honeymoon. The couple went out together, and Miso re- turned alone his wife being found later in the day strangled with window cords.

DEATH OF GENERAL CADORNA.

(THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]

ROME, Dec. 21st. The death is announced of Mar

of guns from a Chinese ganboat successful. Lo Tan Chow being 'de:he felt, but the anxiety of the past dead has been corrected and he is Legation amount, to only' half a ment has no intention of showing District on June 19th, when Dr. and the Bee and the interchanging feated. of salutes sanounced locally Great Britain's official recognition of the Nationalists.

ROLLING STOCK GIVEN UP BY MILITARY. (THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NAVAL MOVEMENTS. NANKING, Dec, 23rd. Mr. Sun Fo has received a wire

[NAVAL WIRELESS.). "from General Poi Chung Hsi atat ing that the latter has returned the

Foxglove arrived rolling stock, belonging to the vari Weihaiwei from Chinwangtao on que railways, which has been used December 22nd. for military transportation,

The transport Neuralia, arrived Seventeen jocomotives and 251 in Hong Kong from Singapore cars have been rent to the Peping-and-sailed-for-Shanghai on Decem Mukden Badway, six locos and 135 ber 22nd. cass to the Peking-Hankow Rail- way," one lose and 25 freight cars to the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

U.S.A. TROOPS TO LEAVE TIENTSIN.

H.M.S.

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The bulletin issued at 11.30 m states that the King had a fair night and his condition is unchang- ▲ Gulet Day. The bulletin issued at 8.30 p.m. on Baturday states that the King had a quiet day. There is no change in his progress to report, and no further bulletin will be issued until Sunday evening.

Very Little Change.

Resignation Adhered To..

BERLIN, Dec. 22nd. A later message states that Dr. Simons as a result of a conference QUIET ARRIVAL IN

with "President Hindenburg and CALCUTTA New York. Dec. 22nd.

the Chancellor Herr Mueller and Miss Evangeline Booth, the pro- minect Salvationist, accompanied by her personal staff, secretly sail- [

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

the Minister of Justice insisted upon his resignation being effec ed under an sssumed name to at tend the High Council of the Army members of the Simon. Commission Government did not intend to shew Italian Armies in the early part

CALCUTTA, Dec. 3rd.

tive next. April 1st. He admits, shal Count Luigi Cadorna, who Although the train conveying the ceived from the Chancellor that the was Commander-in-Chief of the

however, in view of the letter re- th at Sunbury-on-Thames, on January

was guarded by police cathé jour contempt towards the authority of of the Great War. It is understood that the Ameri-ney from Patna the Commissions the Supreme Court. can delegation propose to appoint The boycott element was staging a arrival here was absolutely quiet.

His death was prematurely re ported on the 18th instant, a sub- Miss Evangeline head of the Salva The bulletin is, under the circum-ion Army in place of her brother, reception in honour of Motilaloehru. MEXICO CITY IN FERMENT. lying in a grave condition at Cor- stances, regarded as satisfactory General Bramwell Booth.

sequent message saying that he was It is noteworthy that the doctors

The procession accompanying him state that there is no change in Hison-Thames is

dighera. [The High Council at Bunbury was attended by record crowda, Majesty's progress not that there General Bramwell Booth, in view

to decide whether INDIAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE is no change in his condition, which of his recent grave illness, is able is taken to mean that the King is to continue as head of the Army. Leading Signalman Edgar Charles continuing to make very slow pro- There have been rumours of many comes the suggestion of the Simon

TO VISIT ENGLAND, Chant, of H.M.8, Kent met his green. It is gathered, however, that

His Majesty's Government wel The Sixth Regiment and the death by drowning on December there is very little change in His dissensions at Headquarters and of Commission that the Indian Cen- Live Sandino" is the slogue of The Russo-German

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2nd. Engineer Corps, stationed at Tien- and while the ship was at sea. The Majesty, and to-night-Sir Stanley position to the further claims of trai Committee should rinit Eng groups of men and women why hazanfonference de

Hoover not wanted here, Long tain, comprising a thousand men, deceased was not married have been ordered yoment the end thems was infant some perso

His Hexitband Deuter Wood Booth is to wowrath kid of the participate in the Taditional site of newspapers.

the Broth family Miha, Braz paline and other medite

Economic MIKE GREEN 4 Signing of Protocol, with eight night,

later General Booth, the founder of tings of the Free Conference, as against Mr.

and protesting supplements, defining trade und the "Army."]

guests of the British Government.

proposed commercial agreements which will

(REUTER'S AMERICÁN · BERVICE.].

WASHINGTON, Dec. 93rd.

R.M.S. Suffolk had arrived at Shanghai from Nanking.

"KENT" BLUEJACKET

DROWNED.

(NAVAL WIRELESS.}

MR. HOOVER NOT WANTED.

viait

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J

Hoover's

RUSSO-GERMAN TRADE AGREEMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Dec 21st

come into forse woon.