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The seret history of the The Countess of Dulley rocent- į arrangements beween Turkey ly gave further particulars of her and Germany before the war has differences with the Earl of Dud-yet to be published, but it is ley and of the dent of separation arranged with han in 1912, unter which she promised to do all I can to conceal from the work that I have ceased to live with biu."

She asked Mr. Justice Astbury to rectify the deed so that she my receive a clear annual sun: of £9,000 after the deduction of income tax.

A ROME COMMENT,

Eastern Engineering (Lands u} cantins the following. As a res salt o">he continued infirs into | Hngkang of large numbers of Chines: people of the mare well- to-c'o classes, the husing problem in Hongkong has reached a very neate stage. As soon as condi- tions parmit important projecta embodying a large demand for

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for the use of its officers and en- ployees, and a large number of suitable quarters for this class of the population have been con- stracted and serve in a way as prodels for what are required for conceivable that Enver and his other classes of the population. friends were not so much the Immediately preceding the war victims of German guile as the several schemes for prompters of the conspiracy. Jeilies," co-operativa building ar- "garden Germany's interests would rangements for the construction of luve been served sufficiently by special suburbs, and the like, Turkish neutrality; Enver anil were presented and probably his friends, anxious to find in all have brought about some Egypt and Asin compensation for practical results by this time had their lusses in Funge, may have not the war interfered. Under been keenest on the gamble of present conditions, however, in Lord Dudley was Governor-war. They have ruined their view of the war and of the General of Australia from 190s own country; but perhaps they difficulty in securing supplies of 1911, and Lady Duilley stated foole Germany as much as various sorts required for house IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS that she returned from Australia ar even more than. they were construction even Ou ኢ local in company with the Duchess fooled by her. Our great basis, aud" of the of Bedford. Sometime afterwards political mistake with regard to demand for capital for other persuasions were brought to bour Curkey was in not understanding purposes, it Bezms un ber by members of Lord that we could not both have an doubtful if relief can be had for

• Dudley's family about returning alliance with her traditional some time to come- There is a

Instead, the decision of Turkey

strong

very

suited

to him. She was then living enemy Russia and occupy large amount of building at the with the earl under the same Egypt and still keep up our old present time, but the houses roof. Promises were made by policy of maintaining the in-under construction are him, which induced her to do tegrity of the Ottoman Empire. principally to the incoming Chin- that. She continued to reside We ought to have foreseen the ese people from South China, with him under the same nauf for inevitable rupture and made that class of construction being about a year-from September our preparatious betimes to meet far the most profitable at the pre- 1911 to August 1919. “Sue lived the danger.

Beut time. The chief need of first at Witley, then at Carlton-

relief is for the accommodation gardens, and then at lover, a to throw in her lot with Germany of the better class Euro- fishing lodge in Ireland.

seems to have taken as complete peans of more or less temporary Un returning from Ireland in 15 by surprise. The Entente stay in the colony. From the 1912 formal separation document with Bassia should have had as beginning of the colony the was prepared. Un a Sunday be its first consequence the opening margin between the demand and fore the deed was signed she of the Straits. Palmerston supply of houses has been very visited Sir Edward Carson. He assisted Turkey to keep them narrow. was to ask Lord Duuley to sigurlused solely because he wanted the deed. lamediately after ste to keep Russia away from the signed the deed Lord Dudley Mediterranean; but when the telephoned to her at Berkeley Eatente with Russia was made, Street, where she was residing our prima interest, military with the Duchess of Bed-and political, was to have a frea ford, and told her he had altered passage in the Black Sas. We the sum to £8,000 in the deed nave paid bitterly for this attempt to £9,000. He said he did not to reconcile two incompatibles- think £8,000 a year sufficient to the alliance with Russia and the keep her

the chikuren maintenance of the integrity" of adequately at Witley and Carlton- | the Ottoman Empire. The garucns, and further that he had greatest disaster in our military decided to allow her £1,000 anistory-though a disaster with year pin-money as

well He magnificently proud passages pointed out that this would give came through an attempt to force ner £10,000 a year to spead.- the passage of the Straits which In Australia she had a conver-we ad done most to keep closed. sation with Lord. Dudley about | (Timea.)

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the amount to be paid to her.

has gradually moved from the The white population old houses on the lower levels to the newer houses on the upper levels, the Chinese taking over houses left by them.

CRICKET LEAGUE.

DISPUTES SETTLED. Mr. F. W. Cary presided sta sperial meeting of the Hongkong Cricket League last evening, when all the League Clubs were represented.

The first question dealt with was a claim by. Manchestars for a match against B.E. which had to because the

Engineers turned up only five

She would not, he said, find it Sir John Simon: In your ex-be abandoned easy to live at Witley under the parience of the world, if a wile financial terms of the documentives apart from her husband and then drawn up. He referred to us not live in his own house, the £8,000 mentioned in the that a thing which suggests document and said she would | missvaduct ?—Yes, it does. have that to spend. No mention was ever made of income-tax or

Continuing, Sir John read:-

I'ne teas I can do, therefore, of any deductions. She would is to recognise all these years of not be charged with her eldest great devotion which you gave boy's school expenses at Etou. me and to ensure your future In answer to Mr. Maugham, comfort's far as I can, and to K.C., counsel for the Eart, Lady protect you to the best of my Dudley said that between the power from misapprension and time when Lord Dudley was justica.'

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There was a long discussion on a protest by Mr. E. J. Edwards,

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A munition worker, against whom a cass for child sin tenance was heard' recently ak of Kowloon, against the R. G. A. Peterborougu, was said to have win from the Navy, wherein extra earned in one week 543, and in time was played. It was resolved otac, 521 102, and to have at the rules fixing time for lavasted 5500 in war bonds. His drawing stumps be adhered to average earnings were $15 week and that this match and ail simily for the three months ended ar irregular matches he declared Utober 1 drawn. The C.R.C. v. University Viceroy of Ireland and Governor You nive told me, said, Sir match won by C. B. C. is affected, General of Australia her sllow-Johu, that in your experience of

It is proposed abortly to begin will not exist: that the health of ance was less than £8,000, bea

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misapprehension for the three points in the drawn tive, sunk at the eastern pier in that he will thrive and be happy. cange Lord Dudley was

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gower, said some of those creating will be one of the hardest tasks Szechnen Road, Shanghai, the first place it is not my fault as possible." I shall Want the disturbance were not mem- our salvage men have had cast that there has been a delay in very little, for I small not live for bars of his Club, and he assured upon them. Itis to be remembered drawing up the deed of separa-suak, a long time, at any rate, the mosting there should be no that the Vindictive was placed tion. Then I want tell you how world that I have hitherto repetition of the offence. Mr. in the hope that the Germans truly sorry I am to hear from you own, aly life will be simple Blackbarn then withdrew his would not be able to remove her, that some people have thought and as good as I can make it, and

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bgam and the hundreds of tous, of that our separation is due to say my encouragement will be the fault of yours. It is a monstrous hope that you will think as that in view of the several dissen- makes the problend of

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