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EUROPEANS STONED IN CALCUTTA.

WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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A TENSE SITUATION:

(IRROCOH REGIZA'S AGENCY.)

CALCUTTA, April 16. Europeans proceeding home late last night were subjected to stone throwing. Nine have been sent to hospital, of which two, including a woman, are seriously injured.

The police have made twenty arrests, nine of which were on the roof of houses where piles of brick- bats were found. A crowd later in the night made a futile attack on the Ward Presidency Hospital" day's disturbances, including fifteen

Over alty were injured in yester

police officers and eleven-firemen.

Sikhs Attack Police.

"

Other incidents during the morn ing's rioting included a police ser fire in geant being compelled to order to save another sergean! whom Sikhs attacked.

RATIONALISATION

OF INDUSTRY.

FORMATION OF BANKERS*

TRUST CO.

£6,000,000 CAPITAL.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930.

DEATH PENALTY IN WAR.

LORDS AND COMMONS

IN CONFLICT..

DELETED CLAUSE TO BE

REINSERTED.

(THROUGH FLUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, April 15,

A conflict of opinion in the two House's of Parliament was, evi- denced by the House of Lords ing the death penalty in the Army to-day, by 45 votes to 18 reinsert- and Air Force Annual Bill for

Lospos, April 15... The rationalisation of basic in- dustries in Great Britain will be facilitated by the formation of an important company, with a nominal capital of £3,000,000, as announced by Mr. J. II. Thomas in the House

The House of Commons passed of Commons, entitled the Bankers'

the committee stage of the Army Industrial Development Company, with shares of £100,000 each, of and Air Force Bill rejected a Con- which 45 A" shares will be sub-servative amendment to retain the

bed by a very considerable por- tion of the most influential British banking and financial institutions, while 15 shares will be sub scribed by the Securities Manage thent Trust, Limited.

in

cowardice and desertion.

WORLD'S AIR POWERS.

BRITAIN'S LOWLY POSITION.

FRANCE'S SUPERIORITY.

(TOROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

LosDos, April 16. France's superiority in first-line military aeroplanes, the rapid growth of Italy's force since 1995 and Britain's lowly position were the outstanding features of a table issued in response to a House of Commons enquiry by Sir Samuel Hoare.

The figures show that Britain alone has reduced air expenditure since 1925 to the extent of two per cent, while the United States, France and Italy have respectively increased theirs 140,124 and 31.

34

per cent.

First-line machines now maintain. death penalty for a man who in- duced his comrades to behave in aed by Britait are 750, France 1,310, cowardly manner, and carried the United States. 930, and Italy 1,100. The latter's normal establishment Sceialist amendment to abolish the

is 1,000. death penalty for desertion_on active service. This is not a Gov. ernment defeat as the matter is lei: to free vete. The death penalty may now be inflicted only for mutiny or treachery,

The lady who was stoned whilst motor cycling is Miss Dench, a

The Directors, of the new com. Londoner, and daughter of station superintendent, who ignor-pany will be fr. Montagu Norman, Governor of ed the police advice not to cross D.SO. (Chairman).

The Soldier of Today." the riot area. Tioters burned her the Bank of England; Beron Bron

von Schroder, senior partner machine.

RUGBY, Apri! 13... the banking house of J. Henry Mr. Schroder & Co.. London:"

Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air, Edward Richert Peacock, a Direc said that the Government could not tox of Boring Bros, & Co.; Mr.reconsider their decision in this Bruce-Gardner, Managing Director matter. He had himself with re- the Securities Management luctance gone against the advice of Trust, and Mr. Alfred Ralph Wagg, of the Air Council in approving the Chairman of Helbert Wagg & Co., abolition of the death penalty for cowardice and allied offences. The Merchant Bankers.

diference between the men who marched at Badajoz and men of the Army to-day was such that the country could not apply the same rules to them.

For the first time in Calcutta's history the Fire Brigade was at tacked, and a European officer's sku! was fractured when he at tempted to extinguish a fire. Two tram-cars of Sikhs savagely stoned him and his fellow Bremen, Sev er firemen were injured and thirteen Sikhs were subsequently arrested.

Students in North Caleutta held. up tram-cars and severed the trol ley ropes.

Aggressive Non-violence.

NAVBARI, April 15. Gandhi, addressing, villagers at Timber to-day, outlined a new plan of aggressive non-violence and ex- horted the villagers to defend the salt pans.

They should be pre- pared with their lives not to let the police touch them. He declared that women should not participate in the defence of the salt pans... Ccngress Leaders Arrested,"

There will also be a powerful advisory council. If approved, the rationalisation of the schemes may be by industries or regions.

DRAFTING NAVAL

TREATY.

JAPAN MAY CAUSE DELAY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACENCY.] [

The

LONDON, April 16. It is understood that the two Committees dealing with the draft ing of the Naval Treaty hope to com. plete their work to-morrow. document will then be referred to the various Governments concerned, and, as it is uncertain how long this process will take, especially in the case of Japan, the final, plen- ary session may have to be post-

KARACHI, April 18. Six Congress leaders have been arrested.

"Satyagraha Camp, "Swaraj Ash-poned until later than Tuesday of ram and the Hinda Jati printing next week

Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord press were searched and account

of the Admiralty, and Mr. H. L. booke, Aga and signboards, were Stimson, head of the American de seized.

Navsaris Mahadydesni has arriv-legation, this afternoon had a con.

The versation at which it is understood. "ed to confer with Gandhi.

report of the former's arrest pre- they disscussed the question of a sumably arose from his sudden dis- anfeguarding clause in the Three Fower Pact and reached an agree appearance from Ahmedehad.

ment in principle.

Police Fire on Mob,

KARACHI, April 16. The police fired nine shots on a riotous mob outside the city magis- The trate's court this afternoon. moh stormed the court and smash- ed the windows..

Two European sergeants were in- jured. There was a melee in the court compound.

PREMIER GOES ON HOLIDAY. ALL WELL WITH NAVAL TREATY.

D

{THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 1 Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Stimson and Mr. Wakatsuki con- ferred this morning, after which Mr. Maclonald departed by air for Lossiemouth,

Raliway Strike Called Off.

BOMBAY, April 16. The Great Indian Peninsular Railwaymen's Union has called off the railway strike which started on His departure on holiday is taken February 4, when the men demand-to mean that all is well with the The work of ed higher wages and better condi- Naval Conference. tions.

drafting the treaty is proceeding. Seventy per cent. has already been completed.

PRINCE OF WALES FLIES. TO CAIRO.

[THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

KHARTOUM, April 16. The Prince of Wales bas left by air for Cairo,

BRITAIN AND · EGYPT. NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 15. The Anglo-Egyptian negotiations, resumed at the Foreign Office this evening, lasted over two hours. "Nahas Pusha and his colleagues thereafter seemed in the best of spirits but were very reticent. The negotiations will be resumed at the Foreign Office ut 10.30 am, on April

10.

THE ANGLO-SOVIET AGREEMENT.

LITVINOFF BATISFIED. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.] · Moscow, April 15 Addressing the British Section of the All-Union Western Chamber of Commerce, Litvinoff said that commercial relations could not be developed satisfactorily in the ab sence of a commercial treaty, and therefore he was gratified at the impending Anglo-Soviet commercial agreement.

U.S. POLITICS. PRESIDENT AND WORLD COURT.

[ERUTIL'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New York, April 16. President Hoover's address in favour of adherence to the World' Court is generally applauded even by opposition newspapers, which point out that the President is probably thinking of the recent victory of Mrs. Ruth McCormick in. the State primary election for Re- publican Senator of Illinois who

The ordinary private soldier to day was often as civilised and ns normal a human being as we our selves were. The House of Lords could not fail to regard the mea sure of free voting in favour of abolition given in the House of Commons. If their Lordships were to send the Bill back to the House of Commons, he could assure them that it would come back to them with the present sections rein-

stated,

The committee stage of the Bill was completed and the Bill passed the remaining stage. It has now to return to the House of Commons for the consideration of the amend ment. The House of Lords was to have adjourned to-night for the again on Tuesday to receive the Easter recess, but will now meet Bill back from the Commons.

GERMAN SHIPPING

MERGER.

FROPOSALS RATIFIED,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

„HAMBURO, April 15. "The general meetings of share- holders in the Hamburg-Amerika and the Norddeutscher-Lloyd lines, Germany's two biggest shipping companies, to-day ratified the fu- sion proposals which provide for the amalgamation of the two com- panies for the next fifty years. Each Company will retain its in- dependence and sai under its own fag.

There will be an interchange of portion of the members from each board and receipts henceforth will be equally divided

Britain is likely to form new squadrons embracing 18 first-line machines and America and France 24 and 48 respectively.

The Italian strength was below British and American in 1925.

THE JULIAN OIL CO. SCANDAL.

LEWIS TO BE INTERROGATED. .. ON MISSING MILLIONS.

UNITED PRESS.]

THE SLUMP IN JAPAN.

GRAVE ANXIETY FELT.

APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CHINESE ON S.M.C.

RATEPAYERS REJECT COUN-

CIL'S MOTION,

"GIVING AWAY THE SETTLEMENT."-

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 16

YOUNG** GENERAL

ON THE FENCE.

WAITING TO SEE WHICH WAY THE CAT JUMPS,

WITHHOLDS SUPPORT FROM BOTH PROTAGONISTS.

According to Chinese cables trom

TOKYO, April 18 Stressing the grave anxiety felt regarding the prevailing economic

A ratepayers' meeting this after-Shangbai, the military situation ia noon overwhelmingly rejected the the North is still unchanged. Not condition the National Association

unanimous recommendation of the of All-Japan Stock Exchanges has Municipal Council of the Interna

a little speculation is centred on submitted a resolution to the Govtional Settlement to increase Chi- ernment, advising that immediate steps should be taken to stabilise

Chang Hanch Liang, the youthful ruler of Manchuria. So far, Chang the situation.

has shown

no definite leaning either

The resolution, inter olio estis for

the abolition of a capital levy on stock dividends for the purpose of encouraging industry and eliminat ing unemployment.

U.S.

BACKWARD

IN AIRCRAFT.

FAILURE OF SCHNEIDER CUP. MACHINE.

SENATE SUB-COMMITTEE'S

REVELATIONS,

from three as at present nese representation on the Council

five, The rejection followed a vigorous attack by Mr. R. G. McDonald, a prominent local barrister, against fr. McDonald laid the blame en the Council's weak-kneed" policy. what he considered the intention to give away the settlement" upon the shoulders of Sir Austen Châm- berlain.

A motion that Council meetings should be open to the Press was defeated. but a proposal that the Fress should have access to Coua- eil minutes was carried,

TOWN UNDER MASS OF LAVA.

HERCULANEUM GIVES UP HER SECRETS.

[UNITED PRESS.]

Washington, April -Continu-

While architects and builders ing his testimony on Navy air matters, Lieut. Alford Williams, throughout the world are Easter- the Scharider Cup contestant, talding the construction of garden the Senate sub-committee that the United States Government - should

not compete in international racing.

April 8-Mr. Los Angeles,

"That should be left to private industry," he declared."The Gov. Samuel Hamer, special United Status Treasury agent, began to question Sheridan Lewis today, crument might as well enter yacht- former president of the explodeding, or automobile racing." Julian Oil Co., to determine whe- ther he secreted funds in China, Japan or other foreign countries.

$100,000,000 The company was

cities, skyscrapers, and other mo. dern housing schemes, one man in Naples, with the help of a few dozen specially selected workmen, is busy re-building what he thinks will be, aster Pompeii, the greatest "ity of the dead" in the world.

He is Professor Maiuri, an Detailing the sad tale of the last Italian archeologist, who has been Schneider Cup entrant from the entrusted by the Italian Govern United States, which, on repeated meat with the arduous task of teats failed to take off from the clearing from a mountain of solidi concern and its assets had disap-water, Lieut. Williams said that fed lava, of stones and cinders, & after he discovered the Mercury whole towp which has been buried pented when it fell to pieces in

would not By he had determined to for 2,000 yenṛs. May, 102. Special curiosity cen

Two Years' Work. tres around the 835,000,000 which wreck the plane.

The lieutenant spoke with deep" He has worked incessantly for disappeared without a trace. feeling and obviously impressed his more than two years, and already "Mr. Hamer is also conducting a

hearers with his sincerity. Commit his efforts are receiving their re heck of the income tax payments

tee members have been particularly ward. anxious to learn the inside story" by Mr. Lewis, to determine whether he defrauded the Government with

of Lient. Williams' recent resigna- reference to taxes paid on his

tion from the Navy, immediately earnings."

following his assignment to three years of sea duty which would have interrupted his speed acroplane

It is now rumoured that Mrs. Lewis, who visited Shanghai and other Far Eastern cities about the time the company collapsed, carried large quantities of negotiable se- had spoken of a trunkful of curities with her. Previous reports money" said to have been an im portant part of Mrs. Lewis lug

gage.

RELIGIOUS LOBBY IN WASHINGTON,

ALLEGATIONS ON OMNIBUS CHURCH ACTIVITIES.

(UNITED PRESS.]

work.

aristocratic resort on the shores of Herculaneum, the great summer the Tyrrhenian sea, is beginning. to give up some of her secrets; in another few years we shall be able to walk through the 2,000 years old streets, among rebuilt houses and. shops, as the Romans did in 'the times of Cicero.

Unpublished Disclosures.. Senator Tydings of Maryland and other members are especially:

Herculaneum was to Pompeii wrought up because anpublished what Southsea is to Portemouth; disclosures before the committee are although only a mile apart, the said to reveal that the United two towns were entirely different States is far behind Great Britain,

in their character, Pompeii being France and Italy in the very type the way, industrial, wealthy, com- of plane in which the "speed king mercial town, Herculaneum, the of the US Navy had been ex-leisurely, quiet, summer residence perimenting.

of the Roman intelligentsia.

Quaint Shops,

A resolution by Senator Tydings recounts the Navy Department's official acknowledgment of Lieut. Already one can see beautiful Williamas valuable contributions to honees, with delightful verandahs, aircraft development, and points and artistically frescoed walls Washington. April 10-Contian-out that he has been honoured by emerging from the ruine; quaint ing his assault before the Senate President Hoover for "keeping the bil and wine shops (the "bars of lobby committee" pa there- United States well to the fore in Cicero's time), and miniature sum-

mer bungalows." ligious lobby" in Washington, Con- the realm of world aviation." gressman George H. Tinkham of Masanchusettes torday alleged that the Federal Council of Churches maintained a powerful lobby and he intimated that its contributors were not exclusively church mem- bers.

There are also portions of the It also charges that the United States has no fast pursuit or bomb-immense bathing gymnasium com- ing planes equalling those of for-ing to light, and of a theatre that eign Powers, and requests an in-seated 2,000 people, most of which quiry into the conditions sur still lies buried more than 100 feet rounding the type, speed and com- below, the soil. parability of fast pursuit and bombing planes with those of other GERMANY'S RICHEST MAN. nations, and all other matters pertaining thereta."

NO BEQUESTS TO RELATIONS. Albert Loeske, an unknown anti- que dealer who died in Berlin re-

They possibly included, he said, people interested in the furtherance of naval building, international banking and other foreign problems Aviation Embarrassed, who, under the cloak of religious

Indications are that following benefactions, hid efforts to legislate the committee hearing, these mat-

books.

The purpose of the agreement is to place as many vesiels as possible ea important routes with the view ef eliminating. the contruction of for the good of their own pocket-ters will receive a thorough airing cently, now proves to be Germany's dew vessels, and thus enabling exch

on the floors of both Seante and richest man, and the largest tax- company to develop new routes. Mr. Tinkham recalled that Mr.

House, where it is probable that payer in Berlin.

His estate has been proved at It is expected that the working George W. Wickersham, chairman criticism will be voiced both of the expenses on the more or less an- of President Hoover's Law Enforeceresimstances surrounding Lieut. £8,300,000, in addition to $1,000,000 profitable routes will be diminishment Commission and chairman of Williams' resignation and the fact in cash deposited with his bankers

the Committee on International ed and that past rivalry will be done away with.

Justice and Good Will of the that his long and distinguishedNot, even his closest friends were Federal Council of Churches of service was not more materially aware of his vast wealth.

His will, couched in strong terms, rewarded. Christ in America, was attorney for

The Navy's failure to develop a lays down that none of his rela foreign interests, especially the

fast plane, in the opinion of mem tions is to inherit a single farthing powerful Mitsui firm of Japan."

hers of Congress, could be charged He quarrelled violently with his It was announced in this connee-

to ineficiency were it not for the family following the death of his tion to-day, separately from the light thrown on the situation by brother. committee hearings, that Senator T. H. Caraway of Arkansas intend-discontinuance of Lieut. Williams'

GRAF ZEPPELIN'S NEW FLIGHT.

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*LTHROUGH REUTEα'S AGENCY.J

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, April 15. The Graf Zeppelin, with 16 par was opposed by the Court of Inter- sengers on board, bas started on national Justice and the League of another flight.

Nations.

The Frie York Times says:-

By boldly and promptly taking | CAMPAIGN EXPENSES TO

BE WATCHED.. this position the President must command the respect even of those who difer with him. The people

like an executive who does not. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ESTAB- shift his helm with every change of LISHED BY U.S. SENATE. wind and tide."

10. The

His one sorrow was that he had

ed to obtain a list of contributions experimentation. The Department's never married, and had no family

to Nanking or its adversaries. It is due to his obscure attitude that no fighting has broken out on a large scale within the Great Wall,

According to astute observers. Chang will sit on the fence until fighting breaks out. He has con cluded that it would be disadvan- tageous for him to help either sida for the present. What he wants is to take advantage of the fighting between the two lactions to extend his sway ultimately to Chian Pro-

per.

Though the situation is tranquil at present, the warring factions are busily engrossed in making war preparations, It is reported from the front that the rebels on the IC- Tientsin-Pukow Railway will main on the defensive in view of the drastic precautionary measures by Nanking on this section." The Kueminchun and the Honan forces are taking the offensive along the Peping-Hankow Railway line. The situation in Northern Hupsh has consequently become very critical, Nanking's supporters are holding Siangyang as their first defensive line. Tanchsien as the second and Chuhsien as the third. They have abandoned the positions west of Siangyang.

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ACROSS CHINA BY "SHANK'S MARE.”

YOUTH REACHES CANTON AFTER EIGHT MONTHS.

TRANS.CONTINENTAL HIKE" TO CONTINUE.

Tu Yu Wei, a young man of 22, who is travelling alone across China oz foot, has arrived in Canton,

The enterprising youth started from Künshan, in Kiangsu, his native place, on August 12 of last year. He has travelled vid Ning- pa, Wenchow, Foochow, Amoy, Chuanchow, Changchow, Swatow, Lukung, Hoifung and arrived in

From Kow-. Kowloon & week ago. loon, he went to Canton on foot along the railway.

Io will stay in Canton for a week or so and then proceed to Kwangsi, Kweichow, Yunnan, Szechuan,

Tibet, Chinghai, Kansu, Shena, Shanxi, Hopei, Manchuria, Shan turg, Honar, Hupeh, Anhui, whence he will return to Kiangau.

For his sustenance he depends on voluntary contributions only. Gen- eral Chen Ming Shu, the Kwang- tang Governor, offered him some money for hie travelling expenses, but he took only 820, saying it would be dangerous to carry much General Chen has also given him a personal note eulogis- ing the youth's brave undertaking.

money.

FAMOUS DANCER'S TRAGIC KISS,

KARSAVINA'S MEETING WITH NIJINSKY,

Karsavino, the Russian dancer, tells in the story of her life,

Street'

(Heinemann, "Theatre

255.), of her tragic meeting in Paris in 1918 with her former part- ner. Nijinsky.

The news of his illness had reached me in Rusia," she says. "He imagined himelf surrounded with cunning hostility, and would not come on the stage without first having a man in his employ to look after the safety of the trap- making company.

doors and inspect the boards so that He has left them all to Mmeno bits of broken glass should be Blaustein, his lifelong friend.........

not only an to the Federal Council of Churches, refusal to let him continue his work of his own to inherit his many in-

Senator Caraway declared that convinces some members that cer-terests-for he was 31r. Wickersham stood in "an ab-tain high officials are determined antique dealer, but owned shares the embarrass aviation advancement in coal raines and Dutch trading solutely, indefensible position.'

out jealousy and fear for its concerns, petroleum shares, a pr effect on old-fashioned weapons of vate bank, and a Swiss watch

LOCUST INVASION OF EGYPT.

INNUMERABLE SWARMS MOVING TOWARDS SUEZ CANAL.

warfare.

SAVED BY DREAM. DESTITUTE. FAMILY FIND A FRIEND.

He also left £15,000 to his partner

maliciously put in his way. His memory, became a blank. He lost

in the antique business, while to a all sense of his own identity, competitor he left objecla of art

He is in good spirits to-night". valued at £8.500, and double salary Diaghileff said, and seems to like

The New York World urges Mr. Washington, April

A. dream has saved Nicolas Ter. to his staff, for a year.

The will is to be disputed by his watching the ballet. Wait for him

on the stage. relations. Hoover to take action and to Senate to-day unanimously adopt- Cairo, April 8-Owing to the immeulen and his wife and child from

"It was the interval before 'Fet-" Long after he became a million-rouska, the scene set, the company send a message to the Senate imed a resolution presented by Sena-minent danger of an invasion, on destitution.

Termeulen, a boat caulker, living mediately in the matter.

tor George W. Norris, independent an unprecedented scale, by vast:

Swarms of locusts, the Egyptian at Blankenberghe, Antwerp, had aire it is stated that he used to go ready to go on. For one moment

every day with his brother to a Republican from Nebraska, estab Reling committee to audit eam authorities have, for the first time long been out of employment, and little restaurant, where they would and myself in the costume in which I hoped that the familiar situation," an expenses of the various Sean since many years, introduced com- his wife, who had helped to keep have a meal for which they gener-ho so often saw me dancing at his torial candidates in every state of pulsory labour. Besides this, the the home going by needlework, had ally paid about nine pence.

Government has appropriated been ill. the union.

He dreamed that his dead mother The first work of the new group '£50,000 for Sighting the pest. In-

There he waited on the quay. will be to examine the campaign numerable swarms that move irre- appeared to him and said:- expenses of Mrs. Ruth Hanna sistibly from Palestine and TransNicolas, go to Antwerp to-mor- and, about an hour and a half later Wait on the quay between the African mail steamer came

alongaide. McCormick, Senator Charles 8. jordania towards the Suez Canal, row.

Already 15,000 Termeulen told his dream to his Termeulen was recognised by one Denees, ex-Senator J. Hamilton have at places even disorganized three and four in the afternoon." Lewis and other candidates in the the train service. recent Illinois primary.

tons of locusts have been destroyed wife and to some neighbours, who of the passengers, a cousin who had Senator Hiram Johnson, Repub by the levy of 75,000 Arhs organ- collected money to enable him to been in the Congo for seven years, and who, on learning of his plight, lican of California, is to be chair-ized by the Transjordan authori-go to Antwerp.

(Continued at foot of next column), gare Termeulen £18.

HOLLAND'S BUDGET.

[TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 16, Newspaper reports from Amster. dam state that the Government is seriously considering the possibil. ity of an increase of taxation in the Dutch East Indies.

This is in consequence of an anti- Sir Edmund Ovey, the British Ambassador, added a few diploms-cipated Budget deficit of 34,000,000 tic remarks

guildert.

man of the committee.

Lies.

side, might reclaim the thread of remembrance in the mind of Nijinsky.

"I saw vacant eyes and a passive" shuffling gait, and stepped forward. to kiss Nijinsky. A sky unile lit up his face, and his eyes looked straight into mine. I then, called him by his pet name Watza. He dropped his head and slowly turn ed away."?

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