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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AMERICAN LABOUR.

POLITICAL PARTY WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL.

Washington, February 22.

Mr. Gompers has written 31. William Mitchell. Labour leader at Indianapolis. that the formation of a political Labour Party would be detrimental to the interests of Labour.

C. S. RAILROAD BILL.

SACCEPTABLE TO THE WORKERS.

Washington. February 21. Representatives of the Railroad Brotherhoods who recently conferred with President Won called at Wake House and pre- sented a petition to President Wilson protesong against the passage of the Railroad Bill, stating that the Labour provisions of the Bill are wholly unacceptable to the railroad workers.

THE BILL APROVED.

Washington, February 22. The House of Representatives has approved the compromised Railroad Bill after a debate lasting four hours.

AMERICAN ELECTORS.

SHOULD KNOW ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

New York, February 22. Speaking at a dinner of the Bulgrave Institution in celebration of the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, Mr. Marshall, Vice President, declared that immigrants ought to be required, learn English before becoming electors.

VANCOUVER'S NEW DRY DOCK.

TO BE SEVEN HUNDRED FEET LONG.

Ottawa. February 22. The Government has decided to subsidise the construction of a new dry dock at Vancouver, which will be 700 feet long and will accommodate the largest vessels running between Canada and the Orient.

GERMAN PRISONERS IN SIBERIA.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1920.

1881, by conspirators acting, as before, under the orders of the Executive Committee.

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SIR A. HOSIE.

INTERVIEWED BY THE

"TELEGRAPH"

POPPY-GROWING INCHBASING

IN CHINA.

It is said that Lord French escaped death

in the recent outrage by travell- ing in the first moter-car of his procession instead of in the second, as is his usual custom, and, at all events, that he was expected to be in the second car is sufficiently attested by the fact graph was very courteously given A representative of the Tele- that it was the principal object of an interview this morning by Sir the attack. If this be so, it is a Alexander Hosie, at the Hong really remarkable parallel to the kong Hotel, where he is staying similar change by which the Tsar in company with Lady Hosie. Alexander II. escaped assassin- From him

we have ation in November, 1879. At obtained

some that time

interesting he

already imformation a marked man.

concerning The Nihilist mission which has again brought the Executive Committee had him back to the Far East, from determined to have his life; he had been shot at in St. Petersburg. and he had only escaped from violent bomb-explosion in the Palace because he chanced to be dining-ro m late for dinner. Then the Nihi- Imperial

lists decided to blow him up while be was returning by railway with his family from his residence in

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OUR PEKING LETTER.

THREE INDIAN WARDERS From Our Own Correspondent.)

DISMISSED.

We interviewed the Hon. Mr.

Peking, February 18. "The Waichaiopu is without a E.D.C. Wolfe, the Captain Super- head.

M: Lu Tsang-hsing, on intendent of Police, to day to returning from Paris, has de enquire for farther news con-

clined to take up his duties out of the

matters

moved

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COMPANY REPORT.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD..

Managers of the above Company The report of the Generat October, 1919, states for the 10 months ending Slet The net profits of the Compay for the ten months under re- view, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, zin- ount to

...$149,152.49

To which has to be added the balance brought from last year

forward

Enquiry recently appointed by and has cerning the Committee Bas Minister of Foreign Affairs the Government to investigate official residence. Mr. Chen Lu. Gaol, the condition of which in charge of the Ministry for the connected with the the Vice-Minister, who had been W4S brought before the past year, has refused to act public by the recent incident in the absence of his chief, and of three prisoners breaking out of went off to Tientsin. The Pre- the prison and murdering two sident sent a special represent- warders. We

were informed ative to persuade Mr. Chen to that the Committee which part of the work he has began its investigations. It refused to do so, though he has has return to bis duties, but he flatly been absent for a period of over is to be hoped that as this ques since come back to town. It is seven years.

tion is one that concerns the understood that the action of the

nection with his

Old residents of Chin will republic, the results of such inves Anfu Club in entering into

the Consular and Diplomatic Indian warders have been dis- the decision of the Minister To pay a dividend of B member Sir Alexander in con- tigations will be made known to arrangements with the Okura Leaving availabe for service in China. but it is in con-

work in them.

group of financiers, behind the nection with his services to the missed and sent back to India

A significant fact is that three Government, is responsible for We propos

appropriation

Chinese Government in 1910 that This was before the enquiry was these resignations create a very the Vice-Minister to the Crimes to the capital.

resign. Ahis name

to Bay, mine was to be laid under the publicity. The year following

bas attained most begun.

development has any coo- awkward situation. line in Moscow, the progress of that in which the opium question pection with

It was ported from point to point, and at Shanghai International Opium vict, Wong Kong we cannot say, pu, would act, but he is ill in bed the Imperial train was to be re-in Chins was deliberatedon at the brought by the condemned con- the counsellors of the Waichaio- allegations thought that Mr. Chang, one of

the proper moment the mine wes Comm ssion, to which he was to be fired.

the official explanation being that wise man! and so the author-Writa British Delegate, Sir Alexander they were sent back to India on ities have to look elsewhere. It

account of "neglect of duty.”

is believed that Sun Poa-chi, who is somewhere in the South, will consent to fill the vacancy,

more

old

of the

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As to whether this

the

LOCAL BOXING.

Needless

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new year if there be no funds available for the Government to

meet its obligations at this time.

破

$29.28

...$143,481.77

per cent. which will absorb

$72,000.00

Place to Reserve Fund 20,000.00

Write of Build- ing Improvements, Furniture, Fittings, Utensils of Trade

off Aerated Water and other Plant and Machinery Write

off Launch, Lighter, Motor Junk and Motor Lorry ... Pay to Staff Provident

Faud... And carry forward to

next account

23,400.00

9,000.00

2,600.00

5,000,00

11,481,77

$143,48177

F. Maitland and Mr. C. Bernard counts have been audited by Mr. Auditors.-The Company's Ac-

Brown, A.C.A., who offer them- selves for re-election.

part of the Bolsheviks in Siberia

Hosie Hangmen, whose fees have been Commissioner to investigate the was appointed Special under discussion in the Commons production of thedrug inChina and recently, have always been re-rendered very valuable services garded as dreadful persons in this in the suppression of the harmful country, though not without a industry. He retired in 1912, and

It would appear as if China were certain gruesome attraction, proceeded home where his know for the Welter Weight Chat-ernment has accepted the cond-

Besides the fifteen-round bout lunar New Year.

not to get any money before the especially to curious people of ledge of the Far East and its pionship of the Colony between itions of the Consortium, including True, the Gor ations. But they have requited to the public through the medium nex: Friday's boxing tournament, to put up all the £17,000,000 her- cr less diseased imagin economic prospects were konvered sky. Kerrison and Iron Bux, 8 America, and America is disposed this interest in different ways. of three books of which is the there Marwood, for instance, was a great frequenter of the Green China: "Manchuria itsReople, Jack Kibbler, Chinese Maritime having completed

author "Three Years in Western catchweight contest between due to the bankers potting Board of Directors consists of will be ten-round self if need be, but the delay is Board of directors. The existe Dragon in Fleet Street after Resources and Recent History," Customs, Canton, and Seaman tails. carrying out on his duties at and

minor "On the trail of the Opium | Deconbart, of H.M.S. Hawkins, ported

de the Hon. Sir C. P. Chater C.M.G., Newgate in the morning, and Popps."

Yesterday it was re- Mr. J. Scott Harston, and Mr. "the retiring little man, dressed

that as well as three other six-round Specie Bank and associated but being eligible ofer themselves the In the course of the interview, bouts.

Yokohama G. W. Barton, who now retire, in the most funereal of clothes, Sir Alexander clutching a pict pot with his long our

informed

Banks had received permission to for re-election. Booking (cash only) will open make an advance of five million and nervous fingers, could some- he and Sir John Jordan, the members of the Boxing Associa-no money has changed hands. representative that at Moutries on Tuesday for dollars, but I am informed that times be drawn out for a con- British Minister, came out to tion and on Wednesday for the It will be anything but a happy sideration by the young bloods China in 1876 as student inter-general public. resorted thither." Very different leaving, as he thought, for good. who knew his favourite haunt and preters. was the fate of those who tried to The purpose of his present visit He retired in 1912,

"draw" Caicraft when in retire-were to collect material for abut Sir Alexander r plied that] ment he visited the Peacock at literary work on the economic and he would prefer to leave discus- Islington. It was his rule that no commercial products of China.sions about official matters aside. quiescent.

At present the students are to enter Chinese territory, but, alf reference to the subject of his He had been engaged in the work

Their organisations the same the Government wishes In further remarks, Sir Alexan- have been dissolved by order of to take no risks and has ordered profession must be made in his at Home, but he found that there der informed our representative the authorities, and the streets reinforcements to be sent to the hearing. He looked like an were some questions that he was

that besides being engaged in are daily patrolled by soldiers frontier, while Chinese suspected alderman," and his real not sure about and on August collecting material for his book, and gendarmes in identity was supposed to be a last he came here on an eight he was also assisting on behalf of prevent any demonstration on China to spread the doctrines of order to of coming from Siberis into great secret; he even changed his months' name to Smithson, and delighted them.

visit to investigate some friends in England in con- the part of the studente, who are Bolsheriam are to be detained The scope

nection with commercial matters simply biding their time to ex-until they are proved to be quite days and to recall the time when sive to discourse of the old couching investigations was of an exten- in China. After leaving Kores, press themselves on the polical harmless. he himself was a mailguard.

nature. He had been

be and Lady Hosio travelled situation. travelling in Japan, Korea by the Yalu River for 100 miles

The chief secretary of the and Manchuria and hed then and afterwards made a journey The Prince of Wales will have gone to Peking. The staff of the on the backs of males for nine trotted out again in order to war- Secretary of the Cabinet onter- The Bolshevik bogey is being President's Office and the Chief general approval for his confession Legation at Peking being short days through the remote parts of rant the use of further troops on tained foreign journalists in the of opinion against the reading of handed, he was asked, by Sir the country towards the borders the borders. Reports from the capital to tiffia at Yin Tei Island speeches, though this does not John Jordan, in view of his cocked

of Shansi. They are now on their Manchurian authorities do not within the former Imperial resid. hats and

necessarily condemn the writing wide experience, to render assist- plash breeches, and

way home. in 1815, the

of speeches. Many politicians ance to the Legation. As special

disclose any movement on the ence. It was served in the apart. year which saw the establishment have confessed that it gave thera attache', he was at the Legation

ments in which the unfortunato of langer regiments, as the Poles a feeling of confidence to bave the for a few months. He arrived We have heard much lately were the most famous lancer script at hand-a course generally yesterday in the Colony

Emperor Kwang Hsu was about "protocols," especi lly in the light dragoon regiments, selec-l among others. King Edward

imprisoned by the Dowager connection with the latest in-ted to become lancer corps had to lacked this advantage on one of is retiring," remarked our repre- followed by Lord RandolphChurch- the Glenavy from Shanghai

Empress. This fact added mach to sidious move of Germany, says a dress like Poles. The, uniforms

I understand Sir John Jordan

the pleasure and interest of the gathering. To-day the Chinese Home paper. But what is a pro-were so tight that the men could the few occasions when he broke sentative. tocol? The present writer pro-hardly handle their arms, and Academy banquet in the days of plied.

and Japanese journalists were pounded this conundrum to

down as a public speaker, at an

similarly entertained. dozen people without getting cor-action thy fell off, and on guard just a few speakers to whom the by the Kashmir."

"Oh, yes,"Sir Alexander re- their helmets so high that in his rovitiate. There have been Shanghai on the 6th of March "He will be leaving rect information. A North Coun the sentry boxes had to be height-House of Commons has been try man thought it was the name ened.. for a new brand of whisky,

"In regard to the represent- which would be, he gloomily pro-

charitable, notably, Campbell-ations made by the Chinese perial trains. The general rule which perhaps won him immunity asked to stay on, is it likely that There were, however, two Im-tence in the matter--a hardibood Government, that he should be Bannerman, who made no pre- Minister in London to the British was that the first was given up to from the general rule of criticism Sir John Jordan will consent to the staff and baggage, while the for read speeeches. It was this remain?" Imperial Family travelled in the transparent honesty that probab- descrip second.

CONDITIONAL REPATRIATION AGREED TO.

Paris, February 22. The Ambassadors' Conference has decided on the repatriation of German prisoners from Siberia on condition that the repatriation of Czechó-Slovaks. Jugo-Slavs and Poles has priority.

(Other Telegrams at Page, 101

MISCELLANY.

phesied, "nobbut 36 under proof Protocol is really £1 Greek word meaning the first

a book, .leaf containing

of

a kind of

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leaf

tion of the contents. It thus came and the

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his

by

When the day came, y saved him from the laughter leaving for good. He has been in "No, I don't think so. He is to mean in diplomacy a prelimin-Nihilist confederates in the south which attended Lord North's China for 43 years."

messages from

curious habit of making" asides " Questioned in regard to the

the

ary record or minute of proposi reported that the Tear was on his in exactly the same tone in which present opium situation, Sit tions agreed upon at a conference, way, the first train was allowed he perorated, as, for instance, Alexander said that when he was

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was duly blown up. But on the

Nihilists

The

conspirators

to be embodied afterwards in alto pass the mine. formal treaty,

The second when he could

not find on Opium Commissioner ha The R.A.F., with yet another had gone in front and become of the paper,

journey the Tear's personal train his script something he travelled diver the different change in its uniform under the first in order, so that while neither is it on that aide of the progress in putting a cessation wanted: It is not on this side provinces and observed that discussion, must regret that the

Mr. Speaker; China લશ્ક making George IV. is not alive to-day. up the staff and luggage the Tsar rather hard to draw a distinction but since that time, it had gooi were blowing As befitted the author of the im-went smoothly on his way to Stand to make a

paper!" As a general rule it is to the cultivation of the poppy. mortal dictum that a seam was Petersburg. admissible but a wrinkle unpar- followed after him immediately speech" begins. But a certain the Central Government had rule where increased all over the country, he donable, that monarch put in a and mingled unsuspected among latitude is always allowed in the no power over the provinces." copidus notes "end and a "read regretted to say, simply because good deal of the time he could the crowd which greeted him on case of perorations, which by India had ceased sending opium apare from social affairs, politics, his first public appearance in the Mrs. Fitzhebert, and dressing capital. The change of treins, preliminary labour. And there China to do her part in suppress- himself in devising and criticising which was due to the deliberate will always be speakers to whom ing opium cultivation within her tradition owe Eomething to to China and it was now for the uniforms of the army. During design of the police to baffle any apply Dr. Temple's comment own borders. the years he was Prince Regent attack during the journey, did when a young clergyman said and King the army was never not save the Tsar for long. He that he had taken a vow to to know what Sir Alexander's dressed more grotesquely. In was destroyed by bombs in the preach extempore: Kneel down. opinion was of the Hongkong 1811 the heavy dragoons wore streets of Petrograd in March, I absolve you from your vow." Government monopoly in oplam,..

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Our representative was curious

THE RIGHT HON. MR. H. H. ASQUITH, M.P.,

who has just been returned to Parliament by large majorities over the Latour, and Unionist

sent

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Dr. A. P. Shelton, the American missionary stationed at Balanz, - who was captured by brigands in Yunnan two months ago, has not yet been liberated. All that is known is that he is in good health and that letters and papers" ta him by his wife. have been received by him. His seizure, as has already been explained, was designed to make the Governor lose face and create difficulties for him with the higher authorities. Dr. Shelton's life is not considered to be endangered.

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Tientsin carried off the ice hockey honours, winning from the Marines by 4 goals to 3 and and from the Peking Club by 5 goals to nil Peking has had an unfortunate year, a number of players either being absent or have been injured and unable to play.

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Though the Government archs- quer is empty there seema no slackening in the preparations for the enjoyment of the China New Year. For days the markets. and shops have been busy as the people are making their purchaser of new clothing and laying in-a

ook of food ke for 27th