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NAVAL REDUCTIONS.

London, March 17.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18. 1921.

EARLIER

ENGLAND IS NOT DECADENT..

It is the Individual that Counts To-day.

It is the surprise of one return-

MAN WHO KNEW SOCIETY'S SECRETS.

Death Of "Marmaduke "*

Of Truth"

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

|(From Our Own Correspondenta,

MURDER OF GENERAL A striking announcement on the naval armaments question was

WANG.

With the death of Mr. Charles nade by Lord Lec, First Lord, at a dinnor of the Institute of Naval

ed from the ends of the earth to Edward Jerningham-who Architects, when he said that if an invitation came from Washington

Shanghai. March 17.

find the idea of decadence still" Marmaduke" wrote we would be prepared to put aside all other business in order to help is offered for the arrest of the slayer England. writes "A Returned in "Truth "gociety and journa Thirty thousand dollars reward in the minds of men here in From the Linkman" for 22 years "Letters

towards an agreement for a mutual reduction which was the most of tieneral Wang Wen Hus, Com Englishnian" pressing matter in the world's affairs. He declared that the difference mander in Chief of the Kweichow Chronicle. "I am sorry to liva

in the Duitylism loss a notable figure. between the American and British farmula regarding the strength of

It was said of him, when he troops.

The murder was well in these times: Eugland is on retired from "Truth," in 191 their respective navies was too slight to be mado a subject of con-planned, the slayer firing into the the downgrade now. She can that he was familiar with most E troversy. He asserted that if ever war broke out between us and automobile and mortally wounding never pull along burdened as she the skeletons in the clubs of the any of our ex-Allies it would be the fault of blind or criminal leading the General, then making bisis. Look at this, and that, and West-end--he was a member of for which statesmen, whether in Londen, Washington, Tokyo or any excope.) The assassin had a room the other country, what strides 14-and the drawing-rooms of other capital, would be execrated in history if they failed to avert at the Yil Pin Shang Hotel, over they are making." such a tragedy. Lord Lee said the new British Navy estimates set looking the doer, with a view of f INDORN COMMONSENSE. an example of reduction. We had taken risks as regards the relative those leaving. He saw the General position of our Navy with others and we were prepared to go the enter his ear and bred. The story Yes, and look back at.. what farthest possible to that end by mutual agreement. But it was inhere is that Wang was plotting to sufficient merely to talk of hands across the sea; they must also have become Tuchum of Kweichuw. One heads across the sea. Lard Lee said that from a long knowledge of passer by was hit by a stray inlet Aberien he profoundly believed in business talking leading up to a square dead. We were not engaged at poker bluff but in a game where the cards were placed on the table,

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE.

London, March 17.

Signature of the Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement was speedily followed by a Moscow wireless announcing a contract for a big coal order signed in Landon for the purchase of three hundred thousand

tons,

TIN AND RUBBER.

After putting his signature to the agreement, Sir Robert Horne addressed a letter to M.. Krassin giving details of Bolshevist activity { conditions. against India and stating this must inmediately he ended if the good | faith of the trade agreement is to he observed.

Mayfair. Yot he could that boast, to a Press representative

"I have lived behind the

examination and

whom he

men did and suffered in the war. scenes, but in all the years I Men who "stuck it," as Tommy have been a journalist I have not did for five solid years, are sons made a single enemy. 1 have had of no decadent raco. But it is that my soul would not be damned A ruling principle-so to write our characteristic to belittlo ourselves; to envy others their and I myself should not be

assaulted from the rear." Singapore, March 17: apparent success; to shut our

First intended for the At the annual meeting of Pen eyes to that which in ourselves.

the wonder and the to be nominated for the Gren-

Guards-ho жда the ang Chamber of Commerce, Mrjcauses

last Tonic, who presided, snit the admiration of the foreigner. [severity of the present slump. in One has seen men come out to adiers before the adoption of the

trade was not anticipated. They the Colony straight from England, competitive business required the most careful life they had entered a critical period when ignorant, many of them, of the then for the diplomatic service, ho made bis entry into journalism must lead in the hailing, but the slump might yet new country unable to

in an accidental manner. He lay prove to be a blessing in disguise brick much less to make one: Fair" a message from a youthful took to the editor of "Vanity paving the way to an era of sound unable to turn a hand to the trading under improved ecotomie hundred and one jobs which at friend, who had an ambition to

home there is a man round the write for that paper. The editor. Mr Lanie depreested Govern corner ready to do when called offered the work to him, instead

youth ment intervention in the tin and upon; and in a little time one has of to the The conclusion of the Russo-British Trade Agreement is in no wise rabber situations; it would be best seen those very men, with their represented.

NEVER MISSED A WEEK. bailed with universal satisfaction. The "Daily Herald" alone is to allow moniters to run their course inborn commonsense, doing and

Theu "Labby" invited him to inbilant and claims the agreement is a great labour triumph. Other and he expressed confidence in the doing well, everything necessary comments range from strong deantnciation to old gratification. The future of the rubber

on the farm they have chosen as write for "Truth. He gladly ooint of immediate concern is whether gold and other commodities from The financial position in the their futuro home.

agreed, but though “Labby " was "The present moment is one of immensely tickled by his proposal Russia are attachable. M. Krassin declares that a test action will bazar, continued Me Lonie, was he brought in the Courts as 5901 as possible and if the verdict is suud and a debacle was only great distress, But how small will to adopt the signature "Ananias," pro-Soviet trade will be opened immediately but if anti-Soviet the wadable by extending native that distress appear when we his courage failed him at the last agreement is useless unless the British Government obtains a revision traders more latitude in credit for think over the history of the last moment, and it was as "Marma their purchases. He appeal to forty years; 2 war compared duke" that he wrote the articles native merelints to support Euro. with which all other wars sink that made him famous.

Of those articles he used to shat pen houses in under themselves to into insignificance: taxation such

interesting fashion with rimerge from the crisis, perhaps as the most Reavily taxed people in ponce but wiser citizens,

of former times could not have friends. He never nissed his |conceived; a Debt larger than all weekly column for 22 years, and the public debts that ever existsd be carefully preserved in sacks in the world added together; thej die letters it brought from readers food of the peoplo stadionsty| 3,00 in all, and only three of rendered dear."

an abusive nature. He always made 14 or 16 drafts of each

of the decisión.

THE REPARATION BILL.

:

Loudon, March 17,

The Reparation Bill has passed the Committee stage ir, the House ef Commons,

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.

Paris March 15,

M. Milleran has completed his visit to fans Pair and also the industrial district where the working population gave him a most hearty welcome. The President is to proceed to-morrow on a journey to Valence Avignon.

NEW FAR EASTERN LINE.

Brussels, March 17. The new Sino-Belgian Navigating Company established by the Belgian Royal Lloyd has four steamers constructing that are intended to run a regular service to Shanghai from Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg,

GERMANY AND HER DERTS.

Berlin, March 17.

CANTON AMERICAN

SUED.

Shanghai, March. 17. N. Hashim, a Cantmi Amerieno,

T. 3,898, alleged to be due to the Cathay Lane C

GENERAL NEWS.

llow very modern that all

is being sued in the U.S Conet arsounds! And yet it is not article, and saw live proofs before

quotation from a polítician of 1920, he finally passed it. or the outburst of even the most When he becay editor of rabid writer on Squandermania." Vanity Fair" in 1912 he laid it It was written in 1830 by Lordj down that "society news" nead Macaulay. He was reviewing not consist of scandal: "Southey's Colloquies," who, as "The people of the West-endi so many still do today, found have many good points, A man |The Golden Age only in the past. I knew, the youngest son of a and was terrified at the signs of river, had a fortune of £20,000. the times.

He did the usual thing--gambl ing, racing, and the rest-and ho of a ticket to South Africa. Three lost everything except the price weeks before his boat sailed he

.

A TONIC POP DEPRESSION.

GARLE ÜBERS' COMMITTEE. Lord Riddell has been notified by the Postmaster-General, that

If history is a tonic for depres The proposes to arisoge for the

of a permament sion, then Macaulay in the latter establishment committee of users of the cable part of his review gave his readers and wireless services to places a large dose of it, and very much went to a turf club, and in one abroad. The committee will in-of what he wrote is truer to-day might won £23,000 from one man. than when he wrote it, coming his revenge, and finished up by. Three times he gave his opponent with the added force of nearly winning £35,000, century's fuller experience. Let Then the man front whom be us quote again-it is all so apad won the money told him that posite for to-day: "We cannot,

fio pay areant ruin, and he had a

clade two Press representatives.

GLASGOW COUNCIL SCENES, There were lively scenes at u Glasgow Corporation meeting! after a debate on a proposal to

It is semi-officially denied by the Government that production has grant a further £10.000 in relief absolutely prove that those are in wife and family. The winner

been reduced in the Stinnes and Thyssen works in the newly occupied

districts, No workmen have been dismissed.

THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Havana, March 17.

The first game between Lasker and Capablanca for the World's Chess Championship was drawn, in fifty moves.

THE FAMINE RELIEF FUND.

Hongkong Chinese Con- tribute $30,800.

Lord

the corridor.

LORD DERBY'S TRIBUTE TO

reason.

A MEMBER'S GRIEVANCE.

error who tell us that society has of unemployment. This was re-

tore up the LO.U's, walked out of fused by 57 votes to 44. The reached a turning point, that we the club and caught his boat to have seen our best days. But South Africa. I want the tone of | Labour group, over 40 strong,

hotly protested, and during the said all that came before tis, and

my paper to be like the tone of much apparent the man who walked out-of the altercation which ensued the with just as

Provost adjourned the|

club, meeting. Members of the rival Debt of 50 millions, exclaimed "Six millions a year and a parties nearly came to blows in Swift: the high allies have been A famons clubman, Mr. Jern- the ruin of us," A hundret and ingham told many good stories forty millions of Debt," said Jun-against the disagreeable clubman: LORD ROBERTS.・・

ius; well may we say that we "I remember once the said) Lord Derby, in opening the owe Lord Chatham more than we that at a well-known club one of Burnley branch of the Lord shall ever pay if we owe him such the members had a stroke of Roberts Memorial Workshops for a load as this. Two hundred paralysis in the reading-room. whereabouts were a mystery.

Disabled Soldiers and Sailore, and forty millions of Dabt, cried There was only one other man associate, Mr Rowe, also an aviator, paid a tribute to the memory of all thestatesmen of 1783 in chorus; in the room. and he at once wrote remained in the Colony. As the his dear old chief" Lord

protesting arrangement with Mr Lim On Roberts, whose greatest solicitude, on the part of a Ministar can save against members having their

what abilities or what economy to the committee Connection with the exhibition he raid, was always for the a country so burdened? flight was that he would be given private soldier. Before the war

paralytic strokes in the club.'

He was a On what principle is it thai,)

man of many $1,000 aut of the proceeds, the Lord Roberts pleaded to too many when we see nothing but improve-interests.

A collector of rare remainder of that amount should deaf ears for an Army worthy of ments behind us, we are to expect and beautiful things, especially now be given to Mr Rowe. The England. Had his advice been nothing but deterioration before old English glase, he presented meeting agreed.

his unrivalled collection of prints

His

ENGLAND'S TRUE WEALTH

In consequenre of an urgent appeal from North China the Street Committeo held a meeting at the Proposed by the Hon. Mr Lau followed, the Great War would have lasted only one year instead

On what principle, indeed, we of the Royal London parks to the Tang Wah Hospital on Wednesday Chu-pak and seconded by Mr Lof four years. afternoon to decide as to the allot-Po-kwi, it was decided to remit

may echo-on what line of nation in 1906, and it is now in reasoning is it to-day that men's the London ment of the balance of the proceeds $10 80 to the North, bringing the|

Museum, which hearts fall them for looking on embodies an idea of which he of the Relief Bazaar held recently Hongkong Chinese contribution up throughout the province. at the Chung Wah School building, to $50,80A.

Tien-those things that are coming on could claim to be the originator. tein is still engaged in her cam-the earth? and of the ill-starred flying ex

His wide range is shown by the The Shanghai Drive.

paign, following the Governor's hibition Happy Valley on Interest of famine relief work reception on

fact that he helped to found the Tuesday: Sianfu 13th. February.

Self Help Emigration Society, ers and all others interested in reports a total of $12,000 to date.] No, England is not decadent, was The letter states that there has saving the millions

on the council of the now facing bred

improvement in the starvation is now centred

The various relief organizations cannot be decadent, while she footpaths Preservation Society, on will need a much larger fund than breeds the sons und daughters founded the Society of Linguiste, conditions in the North and there is

Shanghai, which hab begun is now in sight, and other coun- she door. Loaded with debt she and composed songs and waltzes. its drive for a fund of $1,000,000. tries and districts outside China may be, dazed and barassed by He belonged to one of the oldest

The Shanghai campaign opened are organizing campaigns.

the years of storm and their after Roman Catholic families in Eng- mass meeting in the) Japan is to have a general cam-math she may be; but, compara land, and was heir presumptiva money for relief purposes, said one Municipal Hall, and leaders ex-paign for funds, though the lively speaking, she is better off to the baronetcy of Jerningham. of the speakers at the meeting, it beloved all locul Chinese to exert pected to obtain pledges for $250,- Japanese have already given Macaulay wrote the words we

to-day than in the days when He died in his 67th year. themselves in this good enuse in

000 on the first day. Parades, liberally in the drive and to have quoted. She still owns the order to help their fellow country-tag day, solicitation and house to famine relief generally.

house visits are important phases Liu Hal-lien, social service secre- it in the individual who counts on Mr. individual man and woman, and of the drive.

great need for funds to pursue the relief campaign. As foreign nations have contributed šo much

men out of the present crisis.

with a

CHINESE FOAD OVER HARÐIN. tary of the Peking Y.M.C.A, the credit side, counth and over; } The Chinese flag has been -Ching's total to-day in the going to Japan to help in the weighs the load of debt.

hoined over tiré "Munisipal Coup- National Famine Relief Drive work. exceeds $1,400,000, and funds are A Drive Committee has also and daughters better than she did

Today Dugland knows her sons oil Hall of Harbin, still coming in. Kaifeng now has been organized in Harble.

{'în"Máčíüláý's "day ;"knows them

It was andgunced that the balance of the proceeds of the Bagane amounted to 10,124.22. The mount dollected at the flying exhibition was $8,344.20, out of which $800 had been deducted for more than $48,000,· Changsha The Peking subscriptions are by the history of live dark years; mindful of their great heritage, the benefit of Me Lo On, the $32,000 and Anking is just begin being paid this week, the last to know them by the story of the spiritual and material; let them ning her drive, having issued 7,000 be reported being that from the conquest of harharian races and bet strive to be worthy of their subacription books which are to Netherlands Syndicate which of vacant space. Let men and forefathers, and England need be distributed among workers pledged $5,000.

women to-day lift up their beads, have no fear of the future.

Aviator concerned. After receiving the money, the speaker continued, Mr Lim On disappeared and his