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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

. THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY.

H. MILLERAND'S ELECTION A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.

Paris September 2

SEPTEMBER 25. 1920.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

WRANGEL'S SUCCESS.

CAPTURE OF ALEXANDROVSK.

New York, September 23.

HEAVY BOLSHEVIK LOSSES.

London, September 23.

ANOTHER IRISH OUTRAGE.

BETRA SNIGLE DOPY: 10 CTS.

OUR PERING LETTER.

$36 PER ANNUM.

crime of an inefficient adminis- ŝtration on the part of an ioaffective Government. How long will the

NON-STOP SERVANT,

people remain in travail and painDEVICE TO WASH 40 PLATES which are unnecessary in this

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A MINUTE.

In these servantless days iï is, perhaps, not surprising that an inventive genius has thought it worth while to turn his attention to the task of lightening kitchen

[drudgery..

Peking, September '11. The most engrossing subjeci of

It seems hollos mockers to the day is the famine which basi A message from Constantinople says General Wrangel has visited the provinces of Chili, talk of other things in view of the Honan and Shantung. Heart calamity which has descended M. Millerand was this morning, from various sources, the recipient

reading stories are related by upon North China, but it so of many congratulations upon his agreeing to stand as candidate for captured Alexandrovsk, with thirty-guns.

missionaries of the miseries happens that other events are

Many a suburban mother, with the Presidency. M. Millerand seized the opportunity to explain that

of the people, and the occurring the contemplated amendments to the organic laws, referred to in a

terrible things that are done recorded. First of all must be large family and no maid, of noted the Government's optimism sentiary. The staggering pile af almost dreads going into the recent declaration, are to come up only after the Peace Treaty is

the compulsion being carried out and France is fully restored and reorganized. For

peaceful It appears that heavy blows have been inflicted on the under

Though China is with regard

dirty dishes is enough to lako This is viewed the time being, the present laws, in M. Millerand's opinion, allow the President actually to partake in the elabora of Treaties and Bolsheviks, firstly by the Poles on the Galician front, and secondly starvation.

by Wrangel's forces advancing from Crimes and now operating on a scarcely ever free from some settlement.

"Washing up is the mort to not in his own behalf in the management of föreien affairs.

A Parliamentary Convention took place this afternoon to wide front in Ukraine. It is stated that the Reds are fleeing on both calamity or other, nothing so as practically assured and is only the heart out of anyone.

occurred since 1877. In the three South, where it seems, hosesor curriculam, and bealthy children designate the candidate. The results were 528 votes for M. Millerand fronts and have already last nearly 5,000 prisoners and a jonction great as the present disaster has delayed by the fighting in the detested job in the household provinces no less an area than 99..that the Canton Military Admin have such hearty appetites, that Gu: of 813. 113 for the Senate President (M. Bourgeois) and 157 for between the Poles and Wrangel seems imminent.

000 square miles is affected fistration which had agreed with the Chamber President (M. Pere:). Consequently, M. Millerand

involving from 30,000,000 to the Government upon a basis of in many a home dishwashing remains the sole candidate to the Presidency and bis election is a

people. and 40,000,000

con negotiation, is about to be elimia seems to go on all day.

MAN OF LITTLE VALUE. foregone conclusion HureN

servative es miten place. the sted. Nevertheless Premier Chin

Even the possession of a willing required to provide nog-pang has not abandoned adequate relief at $200,000,000, abope and he adumbrates a pro-busband does sum which is of course beyond gramme of settlement which is situation, for a Donly Chronicle the resources of the Government, indeed liberal, involving, as it representative: who made in

that the The attitude of the Government does, the dissolution of both quiries discovered A sensational fignt, involving five killed, occurred at County is not quite what it ought to be parliaments. He also advocates majority of housewives, while disbandment of troops, appropriately grateful for profer- circumstances.

In-the such Clare when a lorry transporting a nuråber of the Constabulary was

but there is 00 signed assistance, do not place a very difference is a harsh word to

that the Feugties ar Chilli high value CEL

the domestic but it is difficult to ambushed by a large force of armed men. Four police were killed and one severely injured. Military reinforcements were rushed up and engaged the attackers but they sustained severe casualties, one find any other which applies, armies will be reduced, except services of the Minster of the

True. a presidential mandate perhaps on paper. For example, House.

Mea aren't used to dish- being killed and a number wounded.

and to have 105,000 troops under his washing," said one lady, Ministries of Interior Later details of the fight at County Clare show that a motor lort has been issued ordering the General Chang Tso-lin is known containing six policemen was ambushed at Dromiahill by 150 armedance to co-operate with the command, yet in an, interview ac- when they take it on, they either men and that four police were killed and two seriously injured civil governors of the three pro-corded foreign correspondents he smash the plates, or else, in their affected and Kiving admitted to having 300,000 who desire to do it well, they take no Soldiers rushed up in two motor lorries and a pitched battle followed.

When re-long to wash behind the 'cups The military were red on from both sides of the road. The Sinnstructions for the establish followed his banner.

ordered ears, as it were, that the work Feiners' enanalties are unknown When the attackers withdrew,t of rice and grain stores soduction of troops is

easy for him to accumulates, and we have to the military sortied in the surrounding country and made forty the food can be sold cheaply it is

M. MILLERAND ELECTER

Paris, September 2 The National Assembly at Versailles has elected M.Millerand President.

The voting was M. Milleran:l, 695: M. Delory (Socialist) Deputy for Nord), 69. There were only two candidates. The total voles were 892, of which 10 were scattered and 108 blank.

H. Millerand bau a great ovation when he entered the As sembly, which was opened by Mr. Leon Bourgeois (President of the Senaia). The fact that the election of M. Millerand was considered a foregone conclusion, together with the very wet weather, lessened ..the interest the ceremony, at which the attendance was only

about Kalf that at the ceremony in January last.

FRANCE AND JAPAN.

A TRIBUTE TO BARON MATSUL

Paris. September 22. The Parliamentary Committee for Commetre and the Republi Can Committee for mareecom Industos and Agriculture gave a Luncheon in honour of Baron Matsui, the Japanese AAmbassador, The whole affair was a most hearty upon bis leaving France

nifestation of Franco-Japanese anity. Several Cabine: Minister- ere among the guests.

2TTESIS.

FOUR POLICEMËN KIL1, EI.

London, September-23.

THE STRIKE SITUATION.

MINKES REJECT SECOND BALLOJ PROPOSAL.

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to the poor people. The Govern decrease his arms by no less finish it up."

is than two-thirds without demo- nor discharged by the issue bilising a single soldier. Other of a pious proclamation of this tuchuns can comply with partial kind, and it has been well said disbandment in the same manner the dark cloud of dish-washing that if the present leaders would bat in lesser degree. Tuchuns drudgery. apply a tithe of the energy which may be abolished, but by dividing Tired of thinking out destruc- engines of war, British they displayed a few weeks ago the country into four military distive in roating the Aofuite forces to tricts super-tuchnas will be crear-inventors are now devoting them- London, September 23.

dealing with the problem facing ed. Of course it is only fair to admit selves to the work of devising The former Cabine: Minister, M. Chauniet, in an address, laid

The Triple Alliance Conference was resumed this mon-hem the situation would be that this glooing ontloat may be labour-saving appliances for the

in order to stress on the important part Baron Matsui had played in the

One of the most ramarkable of but adjourned

eansider saved. Apparently they deem the changed by the strength of a European political field in recent years, while Senato: Mascurand, ing.

report of the joint depatation to the Premier, last night,undertaking to be beyond their reforming public opinion led by sing in turn, eloquendly showed how faithfully Japan had stood by the

sectionally. It is now announced that the conference of the min-powers, and view the visitation General Wu Pei-fn, the one man these is a weird machine, which Oriental fatalism as an of the hour in whom the en-washes plates and dishes with the Allies and carried out all her engagements towards them.

Bazon Matsui, replying. expressed the hope that intercourse ers' delegates has rejected the proposal to take a second ballo: on the with

What he may rate of forty a minute.

Not the least wonderful thing between Japan and France would become increasingly frequent and question of subraitting the wage claim to arbitration. It it ander-expression of Heaven's dis lightened tection of the people most uncanny defitnees at the

stood that a letter from Mr. Lloyd George to Mr. Smillie was read pleasure and therefore must be have any faith. intimate.-Hara.

endured. Such inaction stamps Fet dare to do if forced by cir thern as lacking in the powers cumstances is, of course in the about it is that it has been in- vented by a mere man, who is and duties of government which lap of the gods.

supposed to know nothing of the they have assumed.

mysteries of domestic affairs?

TURY THE HANDLEA The betrothal of General Chang The automatic dish-washer Was While the two bundred million dollars estimated to provide for the Tso-lin's son to General Taso explained to a Daily Chronicle

recently by starving millions of people is Kan's daughter at Tientsin last representative

resources of the week-end was a brilliant care member of the firm of Mcasts. beyond the Government, much could be done mony. It cements the alliance Hughes and Young, patent agents, to rush supplies from Manchuria, between these two satraps. Con-of Chancery-lane.

All you do is to slip the plates where the harvests are abundant nect this event with the punish- and where there are considerable ment of General Wo Kwang-hsin ons by one into a kind of slot. accumulations of food, to the brother in law of Tuan Chi-After that the machine takes A military tribunal possession of them. You merely banger centres, but even that is jai

brushes scrub them olean, a dinky, torn & handle, while revolving

little water tank rinses them, and another set of brushes mops thum dry.

DUTCH SHIPPING COMBINE.

NEW SERVICE TO FAR EAST.

London, September 20. Some of the most importan: Dutch sbip, ing companies, including the Java-Japan-Line, the Holland-America Lion and the Rotterdamsche Lloyd, have combined under the title of the United Netherlands Shipping Companies, with a capital of £16,509.009, with the object of opening bar services to East Asia, the East beties, Australia and Africa.

ITALIAN LABOUR TROUBLES.

AN UNSATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT. 4

London, September 23. Although the Italian industrial situation is obscure. it already appears that Sunday's settlement is disowned by the workers who lave resolved not to evacuate the factories until the employers pay for work done during the occupation, while the employers are jibb- ing at the osture of the dual control which Signor Giolitti has devised.

BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

INTERESTING RESOLUTIONS.

Toronto, September 23. The Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire has passed a resolation arging all Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade in the Empire to join the British Imperial Council of Commerce; also recommending the Dominions and Indis favour- jably to consider through their respective Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade the decision of the Directors to admit them to membership of the International bamber of Commerce as economic units, with special representation upon the Council of Administra- tion; also, that every British Colony possessing facilities there for to be encouraged to maintain shipyards in order to keep the British merchant marine in a commanding po ition.

SURRENDERED GERMAN TONNAGE.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents)

THE ALTENBURG DISASTER

Singapore. September 26.

The inquest into the Altenburg disaster shows that the three Chinese were Erst overcome by gasses. Mr. Watt went to their rescue and was also overcome. The four others were similarly attacked and succumbed. The gas was carbon dioxide.

MOTORING FATALITY.

Singapore, September 24.

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not done. The one great hope is at Wachang bas sentenced him that the foreign community in to 15 years' imprisonment. North Chins (their opinion er- pressed through the Diplomatic Corps,) will galvanise the Chinese

The Waichispao has replied to

SMALL HOUSE PATTERNS. Goverament to more effective!

the Japanese | action. Already an International the note from

Then the plates are conveyed Relief Committee is being Legation asking for, an expixa- organised

view to ation of the invasion of a Japan- Jalong a travelling platform, and raising funds and having food ese hotel by the Chinese gender-neatly stacked on a stool at the properly distributed. Formerie when they arrested the end.

of a former

Another device for washing Anfa A. W. Cooper, a municipal servant, charged with killing a com-signers who hear of millicas editor

explained cups enables the crockery to be panion named Stapp in a motor collison on 7th August, was dis of people fighting death from newspaper. It

the reply

the fixed in an appropriate position. that

streams of water AFB starvation by eating leaves and in charged at the Assizes.

Cooper was driving a car which collided with a tree, bis com- the bark of trees, selling their arrest was not made in the hotel while

daughters for a hundred cash, stall but in the street. The directed upon the pieces, which not to-afterwards pass through a special panion being killed.

cannot bat have their compassion Japanese Legation aroused and their sympathies naturally consider this reply as drying apparatos. quickened. Foreigners in China ridiculous evasion, and their will undoubtedly respond to the reply will probably be couched call upon their purses. Their in stronger language. help will only be suficiant to reach a comparatively small proportion but that is better than nothing. Britain and America have had so many appeals from

RUBBER ALARKET.

Singapore, September 25. The rubber market is steadier. but again lower.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Peking, September 24.

BHIFS.

Some of these machines are aiready ip use in hotels and large boarding-houses, and it is hoped that smaller patterns, suitable for private homes will soon be available.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar,01 damard, to-day was 4x.{3}4d.

DON'T FORGET.

the starving peoples of Europe £2,500,000 LOSS OF CONCRETE that they cannot be expected to respond to the appeal for assistance

The cost to complete the con- to China in the way that they would bare done before the war, tracts placed under the original Nevertheless the appeal is being programme of concrete shipbuild- made in the hope that some syming would have been at least At an entertainment given to the American Minister, Chin paties will be touched and some £8,000,000 states Colonel Wilson Yoon-pang, the Premier, after expressing thanks for the benevolent measure of assistance be forth-in recent Parliamentary Debates.

TO-DAY acts of the American people in giving a very big sum for the famine coming. In the circumstances It is difficult to estimate, he says, remembered that 209 vessels would have been, but relief food, expressed the hope that the U.S. Government would prevailing now it will Do what the realisable value of the

Royal Bandman assist China to be a member of the League of Nations. The Minister doubt be Paris, September 23.

the

of ed £3,000,000, and out of the 209 Company present" Lord Richani Imagine

strifering The German tonnage surrendered to the Allies totals nearly replied that when the North and Bouth are united the U.8. Govert he who gives quickly gives twice. it certainly would not have reach-

ment would render all necessary assistance in every respect.

families when fathers have to contracts 143 were cancelled in the Pantry"-~~-~9.15 p.m. Shanghai, September 24. two million, which is almost all that is due under the Peace Tresty.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has officially notified the Russian poison them in order to put shThe total expenditure to date, to Coronet Theatre 5.15 od 9.15 Minister that all Russian Legation rights are henceforth cancelled and to their miseries, or who tie cluding outstanding liabilities, P.D.)

The Government intends to enforce a new tariff system on goods bildren to trees and themselves was about £3,850,000, and the Des Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15

Beb from their homes because lose was likely to be between and 9.15 pin. that are conveyed by steamers and railways, so that surplus of can no longer endure their £2,500,000 and £3,000,000, seven millions dollars may be secured annually which will be pred.

Mizse, xze related by eye-wit-£5,000,000, and-probably a good se security for an American loan of $50,000,000 towards famine relief, cries for food. These stories and against net loss of at least And the pity of it-it is deal more, if all this contracts had. (Other Telegrams in Page EJ

SUDOKUNMETT'It is the low 1 oprinde

M. CLEMENCEAU LEAVES FOR FAR EAST.

Pariz, September 22,

Ser Premier, M. Clemenceau, left Marseilles to-day on board the gleamship Cordillere for the Far East-Havas.

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