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-NEW LIGHT ON GORDON.

(Cuntinued from, Page la

SEARCH FOR £150,000.

STRANGE LIFE OF RIVIERA RÈCLUSE.

The main creamsinners of Gor don's work at Khartoum, which ha

representatives of a London been rendered, very interesting infim of solicitors went to Nice to recent years by reason of the

locate a fortune said to mount to autonomous movement in Egypt, £130,000. Kro familiar The success of the Mahdi in the Sudan, the catastrophe to Hicks Fashn's force in Novem her, 1883, induced the British Gov- ernment to decline military naist. nice to hold the Sudan, and to in kist upon its abindomment by the Khedive. To do this it was neces-

sary to bring away the garrisons

scattered through the country, and that was why Lord Wolicy eum moned Gordon, who had a griat re- puustion for dealing with native tribes, to the War Office-which had refused to sanction his employment in the Congo by the King of the Belgians. The interview, wine nothing, and Gordon left for Brus sels, only to be summoned by the Cabinet, which he saw on January 14, 1884, nad on the same evening he left for the Sudna, arriving there exactly a month later,

to

The inquiry concerned the estate of John Albert Drinan, a recluse, who died suddenly at Nite, at the age of 83, Inst January, and left £30,000 for the poor boxes of the London Police Courts."

THE ABOLITION OF BROTHELS:

MALAYA FEDERAL COUNCIL'S DECISION.

NEW LAW APPROVED.

ני

ARMIES US. COULD

NOT EQUIP...

FED AND SUPPLIED BY

'BRITAIN,

Generous tribute to the British Army and the British nation' dur Kuala Lumpur. After consider- ing the Great War was paid, by Table discussion at the Federal General Dawes, the United States Council the Women, and Girls' | Ambassador in London, 'when ho Protection Edactment was passed | wis entertained, as Légionuaire of unanimously.

would lead to an increase in ven.

An important speechi was made by Dr. Wilson, Principal Medical Ofeer, who said that it had been It is now stated that he possessed urged that the paning of the Bill very much larger fortune the disease. At the last meeting. that recently proved in his will, Council Mr. Egmont Hake quot and that the total estate may up.

ed a resolution of a ermmittee of pronch £230,000,--

the FM.S. division of the British Litigation over the will is sadd | Medical Association to this effect. to be pending

* PERSECUTION"

RICH MAN WHO WASHED HIS OWN SOCKS,

—:

Nice. Murder may be definitely excluded, as a possible exphination of Mr. Drinan's sudden death writes the Daily Exprem corres-

Ho succeeded in sending 2,500 people down the Nile in safety, but in March found himself being hem: |pondent. med in by the Mahdi, atid from March 19 onwards, with very small resources, he carried on the defence of the invested town with consuin- minte skill,

Long Controversy, Although Gladstone was severely eriticised at the time for failing-to relievo Gordon, the general con- sensus of opinion since then has been that Gordon was not an easy man to handle. This view reveived fresh impetus by the publication of the late Lord Cromer's "Modern Egyt" 1008, which reawakened the whole controversy. Hardly a volume of Victorina memoirs ap. pear which do not touds on the sub- cut, one of the most recent being The Personal Papers of Lord Hendel," where the late General Sir John Adye is quoted as having said tist Gordon was a "primitive un?? who "seemed by atavism to repro-

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He must criticis that resolution. Brothels had always existed in this country and with them a

No. 1 London Post of the Ameri- in Legion, KÁL Bush House, † Aldwych,

·General Dawes, having told how he became a soldier and an engine- ar, described how his pious resolu- tion to "feel with the boys' in- stond of with the officers broke

down after a single meal. He was with the first. U.S.A. contingent to arrive in England, and to intrch through the streets of London.

General Dawes, who was General Purchasing Agent for the American

VERY RED RASH ON NECK

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"First I had a rash all around iny neck. It was of a diy nature, very red and itched terribly. Then it seemed to scale and go away, and each time I shaved it returned as bad as ever, cape- cially in the winter months. My nights were very restless od account of it. I wis also troubled for years with dan- drull.

"Nothing seemed to da any good and the rash was very diafiguring. 1 read an advertisement for Cusígur Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sample. After using it I was pleased with the Improvement so purchased more, and I was healed." (Signed) E. Cooper, 14, St. John St, Earlestown, Lancs., Eng. Use Cuticura Boap. Ointment and Talcum for dally toilet purposes;

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serious incidence of venereal dis. Expeditionary Force while in MAINTAINING:

cate. The number of sufferers dur ing recent years had been largo and increasing yearly. The yearly in

crease of attendance at clinics had an considered a favourabló sign as indicating that a greater pro- portion of infected poreons were applying for treatment, but he was not sure that this was the case. Quite likedy it represented an in- No inquiry into his death has been opened officially by the French

ercass in the incidence of the police, who have accepted the re-disease. He did not think brothels port-made it the time by Dr. | protected persons frequenting them Sebillot, aloenl practitioner, that from becoming infected. In Kuala he died from cerebral hemorrhage, lampur last year over 70 per cont. The British Consul here assured the prostitutes attending.clinics were infected-if this represented me to-day that there is not the

the incidence of infection in slightest auspicion of foul play.

The mystery concerns the where abouts of Mr. Drinan's money.

"Middle-Aged Woman." On Dec. 10 last My, Briann, who was just 83, approached the land- lady of the Villa Marie Rence Pension, in the Avenue de la Lan- Gerne, and asked for a room.

He was accompanied by a middle.

France, then said..

"We had 2,000,000 soldiers 3,000

miles from their home base, from which came little or no munitions, no horses, few rifles and artillery, and not a single aeroplane. were let down indly from home.

"O over 13 pounds of food caten by Americary soldiers, Britain and France, principally Britain, supplied eight pounds. In every instante our requesta for supplies Gassistance were gladly given, even na sacrifice by their own.

ред.

Without Anesthetics..

APPEARANCES

WHATEVER

ONE

Wo| 188EMBLY.

ENTERS, THE PER- SONALITY OF A SMARTLY DRESS-D MAN IS FELT AND ERSPECTED:

TO BE WELL DEESSED IS A SOCIAL "We even had to make a request DUTY. AND THIS för anmathetic because our own IS EASILY CARRIED men were being operated upon with- out them. In overy instance when OUT AT it was humanly possible anathe Lics were supplied by Great Bri- ;tain without any question âg to

whether they would need them

themselves.

"It was then that I realised the magnificent greatness of the Bri. tish Government and the glorious British Army. My sincere admira. tion continued to grow, and will never cease. What a marvel-

it

the's then so far from being a afeguard they were positive. mennee, Of course, strict supervi sion of all brothela and strict con- trol, of the inmates would lessen the dangers of brothels as a source of infection but legislation along these lines was impracticable. He thought that legislation for the "I have never found it expedient to fail to mention the deeds of the wntrol of brothels was not the

ormica of Gipat Britain and attack venereal France and of the other Allies, al- right way to

In the first place it was though numerous small, politicians

disease.

lous effort! What supreme sacri fteca-and all with a smile!

duce an Old Testament character, aged Englishwuron, who did most The clue to very varying apprecia. of the talking for him, and who tions of him is contained in a letter finally conelided the deal by, pay.impossible to detect infection im and other groups often ignore and Gladstone wrote in 1890 to Canon,

to be employed by non-heroes,”

REPARATIONS PROBLEM.

mediately or before many contactsaltempt to belittle the greatness of their ancrifice and the tremendous had been made. Secondly his con results achieved by Britain." tention was that brothels directly encouraged irregular sexual inter

course.

MacColl, when he said that Gordoning an advance of £5 for the room. was "a hero, and was wholly unfil Mr. Drinan stayed and the wo

màu went away. I understand that where she is now is not known

During the following mouth the "How oft the sight of it makes landlady of the pension told me ill deeds done," Mr. Drinan received no visitors | Would Abolition Restrict Disease?" [and rarely went out except. to buy In other parts of the world nholi:

a newspaper.

brothels had not resulted He cleaned his own room, mend-io an increase in venereal disease. od his own socks and sewed on That this would not be the case. all his own buttons.

20 PER CENT. INCREASE IN VALUE.

STATEMENT BY US..

TREASURY,

Lawyers' Investigatione, About ten days ago two members Berlin, Feb. 22-Much prominola firm of lawyers, Mears. Cisse's ence is given by the Berlin press

£0

Public

.. a statomarnt just issued by the and Barron, arrived in Nice with United States Trusury and Do instructions from the partment of Commerce to the effect Trustee to make certain inquiries that the reparation payments far made by Germany under the into Mr. Drinan's estate. Young Plan have increased in ao-

The investigation, which is still tun due by 20 per cent, as since the month of June, 1929, the gold proceeding, is delicate and diff value as expressed in commodity cult, as Mr. Drnán, who suffered priest has increased by 21 per from what is called persecution

cent, a further increase of the valu

lion

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everything except magnificent soldi ers, whose deeds did great honour to the United States. Men who served as I did realise that, had

it not been for the great role play 7, 10, 13 and 14 March

ed by Britain, we would never have been able, as an ally, to have achieved the final and glorious victory.”

GANGSTERS' HAIL OF

BULLETS.

here, becaum conditions in Malaya acre unique, seemed to him a very doubtful argument In Kuala Lumpur during the last year the

DYING VICTIM KEEPS THE mumhor of brothels was steadily

CODE. decreased but the number of men attending the clinics for treatment otherwise. "Joe the Baker," was

Josephi Rumay monthly remained constant.

fired at and riddled with bullets

Cantano,

At 9.15 PM. 11th March, at 5.15

Booking at ANDERSON'S

(865

He did on propose to deal with | from a car in New York last VISITORS TO LONDON

the inoral aspect, whether Govern ment should or should not protect, the kind of man indulging in irre gular sexual intercourse, but he naked, "is it right that any res pectable or self-respecting Govern-

month.

"Although writhing in agony in hospital, Cantano refused to iden tify his assailants, whoin he doubt- less knew.

Cantano, a known enemy ol Dotch Schultz, the "Beer Baron,

a nephew of Clio Terranova, the Artichoke Crar of New York State, and is believed to have been connected with the fight at the Club Abbey, one of the hot spots" of Brondway night life, on January

of gold being expected. The state mania, used to move from board-ment, froth any motive or for any ment further points out that by ing house to boarding house, leny reason, should sanction and conia removing from the repamtions ing no trace, and making few nerve a system whereby a largo agreement the stipulation regard- ing the relative value of gold, the quintavers Young Plan as it stands to-day He kept certain deposits of makes it impossible to adapt Germoney at one time in na American many's reparation burden to the changed and changing economic bank here, yet so varsly did he conditions. The conclusions to bu pay a visit there that on one o drawn from this official American casion, not long before his death, declaration are, the papers

it was necessary to offer a reward phasiz, quite obvious.

Meanwhile Press comments on for information as to his where the so far published excerpts from abouts. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht's fortbeom- ing book, "The End of the Repara- tion," bre, extremely scarce, the

***

Vaat Sum Missing,” Miss Dinan, Mr. Driunn's Libera and Socialist organs mere daughter, who was left an annuity ly painting out that what has so

far became known of the book's of £300, aid to a Prass representa- contents and tenour does not allow tive.

Palue as a contribution towards the

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of too much optimism. to its "I know two years ago that my much desired and needed solution father's fortune was considerably of the reparations problem. Hay greater than that which has been ing been head of the German dez

legation of exports in the commis Pproved in the will.

sion which worked out the details We know that there is a vast of the Young Pan, Dr. Schacht sum missing. I was grostly sur might have been expected to do his prised when I rend the accound of. share in showing up any miscal

culations of the Young. Plan and what he was supposed to have left. ronicdios for the mistakes 'made, "My father was alwaýe a curious but apparently, it is said, he is kind of man. I have not heard more out for political laurela and,: us the fact that the first excerpts

from him or seen him since I was Are being published in Herr ryoirs of age, Hugenberg's Nationalist Loka lanzeiger."

rin again backing the

"I am not in the least upset by wrong horse, besides being again, the provisions made in my father's "bent" on merely @eausing ~ troubie "will," "and, iddeed, feel pleased that- and difficulties to the already other he should have left his money for wise aufliciently hard prested gov auch a worthy cause" ernment

It is thought that it was for im-

number of women and girls are deliberately exposed to eertain and inevitable infection by venereal disease? Have they not as good

right to protection as the men 24 last He thought the, enactment was not likely to endanger public healthplication with this affair that hi and in rogard to the protection of enemies have tried to put him on

the spot."." women and girls he thought it was the first enactment of its kind to welcome home dinner given to s Cantang was a guest nga famous justify the title.

former magistrate, Alberi II. Vitale, The Bill was also supported by in December, 1000, He was arrest Mfr. P. T Allen, Secretary for fed after the dinner on the suspicion Chinese Afaire, and pissed “un- that he was one of the bandite who dinimously.

find hold up diners..

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