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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1919.

Photo: Underwort and Underwood.

Major-General Ironside (British Army). Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Expeditionary forces in Northern Russia,

recently inspecting a detachment under his command at Archangel.

Another picture taken on General Pershing's return to the United States. Miss Kitty Dalton, a prominent war worker, is shown presenting the General with a bouquet.

The lady shown above le Princess de Broglie, the widow of Prince Jean de Broglie of France. who will become the bride of the Hon.

Reginald Ailwen Fellowes.

son and heir of Baron de Ramsay of Huntington.

A CINEMA STRIKE.

GARBED REVOLUTION. ARIES STOP FILM.

grievances

cresd had other besides those against the aris tocrats. It appeared they had been engaged through the local Labour Exchange, who, having misunderstood the requirements of the company, interpreted the

A wages dispute, which lasted an hour; and had a distinctly engagement as a longer one than amusing side, occurred at South-one day and ampton recently. The Stoll Film. days' unemployment allowance. Company (Limited) were engaged Many

KATHLEEN MARTYN

stopped three

were

Having

This 17-year-old English girl, Miss Kathleen Martyn, has just been booked for season's engagement as cinema star.

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a

of the men

soldiers,

A PLEA FOR TURKEY,

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TO SAVE ITS SOVEREIGNTY.

Nearly forty prominent men at Home, have presented the following address on the subject of Turkish Sovereignty in Asia Minor and Thrace to Mr. Lloyd- George

We are reluctant to add to your many preoccupations at the present time, but. in view of the fmomentous interests involved. we think it our duty to put before you as clearly as we can the feelings which Mahomedens all over the Empire entertain for Turkey, and to

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warn

you of the great danger of disregarding those sentiments. We fear that you have not bad adequately presented to you the indignation and resentment with which Mabonadans. hear of proposals to drive the Turk out of Europe, to deprive him of his [capital, and to divide Asia Minor among the Allies. We believe that those parts of Turkey cannot be put under alien rule without sowing the seeds of grave peril to the Empire. It is this con- sideration which compels us to sound before it is too late a most serious note of warning.

All Moslems of the Enpira have an intense sympathy and Afection for the Sultan ΟΙ Turkey. This feeling is no doubt partly religious, because a con- siderable majority of them con- sider him the Caliph or Successor of the Prophet, and believe that he in that capacity is the spiritual heal of their Faith. But the feeling of sympathy with Turkeyis shared by those Mahom- in the production of a cinemato demobilized

edans who do not acknowledge graph film based on Baroness thus been forced. whether-they

The Elusive would or not, into the acaccustom-things easily in the sunshine and the spiritual authority of the Orczy's novel

a backed role of cinema acting-for a re- mingled with sympathetic South- Sultan, and it is because attach- Pimpernel," using a ground some of the ancient nocks fusal would have endangered their ampliorians in twentieth-century meat to Turkey is so widespreal and crannies adjoining the old allowance altogether-they found garb, explaining their grievances among all the sects of Mahom

their entry into dramatic life at- Representatives of the Labouredanism that we think it de- walls of the city.

A "crowd" several hundreds tended by the disadvantage of Exchange appeared on the scene, serves your special attention. strong bad been engaged, and. pecuniary loss Their temper was and their side of the matter was There is, to put the case very attired in picturesque costumes not at all revolutionary: they adjusted, while the producers briefly, & certain community of and uniforms of the period of the stated their case without heat, handsomely met the disappoint- feeling throughout the Islamic been arbitration proceedings were atment of the shortened engagement peoples. They feel themselves to French Revolution," had

recourse by an addition of half-a-crown to be heirs of a common civilisation, rehearsing and posing for the once began without

The "crowd to have certain customs and ideals operator, much to the entertain-to the guillotine. While these the day's wages. ment of large numbers of local in-were going on the red caps, suns expressed their satisfaction, and in common, and to be in fact a social entity. They have for Islam habitants. A scene was being culottes, and the "Army" took the "Revolution" proceeded..

nacted in which a party of cked hatted soldiers marches in among a gathering of peasants. ypically revolutionary in their rees, forces them back while a roclamation is read, and then roceeds to arrest suspects.

It had been done twice with- But very much animation, and the producer was coaxing some of when the reluctant supers suddenly the revolutionaries were seen to be acting very strangely,

hile the soldiers were by noi eans doing what was expected: and handled their carelessly. A gentle-i faren wig and cocked! haranguing the who stood on the nd revolutionaries" s and soldiers alike prove of big senti was quite apparent! ahitch somewhere. effect was brigh- felike than it had.

came to be 10- found that the

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS.

OH.HELEN, HERE COMES MRS. SOBBS- I'M GOING TO BEAT IT- I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO HER TALE

OF WOE ALL AFTERNOON–

IS SHE COMING

HERE?

#SONALL

This picture shows a wrecked passenger aeroplane, which came to grief on a light from Chicago to New York, and Miss Cleo Deuther, the only lady aboard at the time of the accident. Happily, she escaped serious injury.

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a quasi-patriotic devotion and Our policy should be one that, present form of government. In they are filled with horror at the can be defended upon the prin- spite of their sympathy for the idea that it should altogether ciples to which we have ourselves Turk they have remained stanch- cease to be an effective force in appealed during the war, and toy loyal to their allegiance temporal matters. The Turkish which-cducated Mahomedans throughout the war. Mahomedan Empire is now the only survivor must assent. These principles solliers fought for us in Mesopo- of those numereus Mahomedan will be violated if countries tamia and Palestine. According kingdoms which once stretched such

as Thrace and Asia to the tenets of their Faith, it was-

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in a continuous chain from China Minor which are preponder- their clear duty so to do, but none to the Atlantic: Mahomedan antly Turkish are put under the less it placed a strain upon sympathy has been concentrated European domination. This will their loyalty, which it would be upon that empire as the last not only be a grave injustice, but ungenerous to ignore. representative of the temporal a grea: political bhunder. These We believe that not only the. power of their people. If Turkey countries, placed against their soldiers, but the whole Mahome- disappears from the map the last will under alien rule, will dan community in India, were independent kingdom left to the become * centra "of dis much relieved and encouraged by Mahomedans will have gone and turbances as troublesome your speech of January 5, 1918, they will look upon its downfall to the peace of Asia as the Bal-in which you declared:

'We are as symbolic of the downfall of kans have been to the peace of not fighting to deprive Turkey of Islam.

Europe. Every riot in the bazaar its capital or of the rich England is great Asiatic at Smyrna, every collision at and renowned lands of Asia power and her policy must for Konish between the Turkish Minor and Thrace, which that reason take account of one of population and a European gen-are predominantly Turkish in the strongest sentiments in Asia, darmerie, will start a wave of race." This declaration is now viz., attachment to Islam. We re- angry unrest in Mastem countries widely known in India, and, cognise unreservedly that our own which will eventually break upon there is little probability of its principles must at times compel a British frontier, either Indiau being forgotten. If you us to take action which will ba or Egyptian. As an Asiatic Power unable

persuade highly unpopular with the Ma- we want the good will of the Powers at the Peace Conference bomedan masses. We fully Mahomedans; by the destruction to fulfil the pledge then given, we realise that it will be necessary to of Turkish sovereignty in those fear that the Mahomedans will free the Armenians from Turkish countries we should inevitably consider it a breach of faith for misrule and to give scope for Arab forfeit it.

which they will hold England re- aspirations, but on the other hand; We feel a particular concera sponsible. No Indian administra- we urge that British policy should with regard to India. The loss, tor can contemplate this pos- not be deflected by extreme of Mahomedan confidence in sibility with equanimity. Hither religious or ethical views in this British justice would be a dis- to we have had a reputation for country or be led by natural aster. The Mabomedans are the good faith in India which has indignation at the excesses of most compact and virile com- been one of the most valuable Mabomedaus to pursue a course munity in India; bitherto the assets of the Empire. We can- which will give to a great com- have formed a moderate party, not bape to retain it if we fail to munity just reason for resent favourable, on the whole, to the keep our word upon a subject ment.

British connection and to the' like this.

Mrs. Sobbs Might Try Trading Stamps.

MRS. DUFF I CAME OVER TO TELL YOU THE GOOD NEWS - I HOPE TO GET MY DIVORCE BEFORE VERY LONG

NOW I'VE BEEN SANING UP THIS EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM FOR A LONG TIME- AS SOON AS I GET A FEW

MORE COUPONS I EXPECT

TO GET IT

COUPONS! WHAT KIND OF COUPONS

I DIDN'T KNOW

to

BY ALLMAN,

WELL, DON'T YOU SUPPOSE ANY JUDGE *THOSE ARE CIGAR COUPONS. HE GIVES THEM TO ME WHEN HE YOU COULD GET YOULD GIVE. A WOMAN A DIVORCE WHEN

SHE CAN SHOKE (THE VAST. AMOULT" OF BUYS CIGARS-I DON'T TELL HIM A DIVORCE THAT I'M GOING TO USE THEM TO WITH CIGAR || MONEY HER HUSBAND HAS-SQUAYDERED ON

TOBACCO AND SHE HASHẾT RÁD A MEK GET A DIVORCE, HE THINKS | COUPONS.

DRESS IN TWO YEARS!

SAVING THEM TO ́GET A DIANỌ-.

SOUNDS REASONABE,

MRS. SOBUS:

-are the

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