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Hostage for His Captor's Father.

Peking. June 5. A letter received in Peking from Sianfo, dated May 16, gives information regarding Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, of the China Inland

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subordinates were also seized Wei was then informed that these people would be executed anless be surrendered.

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Mr. Lloyd George, replying to an appeal from the Bishop of Chelmsford and w'number of ather Protestant religions leaders in Great Britain, kun made a full statement on the Irish problem.

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He says he is in the heartiest sympathy with the motive of the resolution, that of bringing about GRUYERE CHEESE.

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Regarding the proteat against | reprisals he says there are no

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Authority for the formation of the auxiliary division, which is composed entirely of ex-officers

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of the Navy, Army, and Air KIPPERS Force, was given on the 10th July, 1920, after 56 policemen, four soldiers, and 17 civilians had been brutally assassinated, and it did not come into really effective operation until over 100 police men had been murdered in cold blood....

For all these murders no mur- derer was executed, for no wit- nesses to enable conviction ware forthcoming, largely because of intimidation, although many of thase murders were committed in the open street in the presence of non-participatory, if unprotest- ing, passers-by.

DEPLORABLE EXCESSES

ADMITTED.

"That there have been deplorable excesses I will not attempt to deny. Individuals working under conditions of extraordinary personal danger and strain, where they are in uniform and their adversaries mingle unrecognisable among the ordinary civilian population have undoubtedly been guilty of unjustifiable acts.

"A certain number of un- desirables have got into the corps, and in the earlier days discipline in the novel and ex- acting conditions took some time to establish.

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"But the Government has discuss were the secession of never cessed to press upon the Ireland and the forcing of Ulster, Irish administration and the into an Irish Parliament against military and police heads the its will.

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paramount importance they ~ I also added that in my judg-Some Week-end Results.

attached to the enforcement of ment justice required that Ireland the sternest discipline.

SINN FEIN POLICY.

And there bas

SO SECESSION.

"I recognise as fully as any mad that force is itself no remedy

"A" DIVISION.

The match play on Saturday,

a H.E.C.C. and USRC. in a win for the latter by 57 genes to 42.

On Sunday the Chinese Re- creation Club defeated the Indian Recreation Club by 53 games to

The following are the results of should carry its share of the warmatebes played in the Hongkong During the last three months debt es Irishmen in all other parts Lawn Tennis League over the 28 members of the Royal Irish of the world have to do, and not}

week-end Constabulary and,15 members of throw an increased burden on the Auxiliary Division have been those who are already carrying removed from the force as the the largest share of the loes and The Chinese Recreation Club result of prosecutions, while 208 cost of the war.

entertained and defeated the members of the RIC. and 59 "To these overtures there was

Kowloon Cricket Club on Satur members of the Auxiliary Division never a reply.

the never been reply for the good day, the scores being 54 games to A HOSTAGE FOR WEI'S FATHER. have been dismissed on

Wei's next move was to send ground of their being unsuitable reason that the real Sinn Fein 45 games. for Mr. and Mrs. Stevens and tell as members of the police force organisation is not yet ready to them that they mast save his lo addition two members of the abandon its ideal of an indepen-e father's life. Mr. Stevens replied R.LC. and Auxiliary Division have dent Irish Republic, including rest that he could not interfere with been sentenced by Court-martial." Ulster. an affair of a political nature Although the resolution, adds

"B" DIVISION. which did not concern him in the Premier, condemns the policy "So long as the leaders of Sinn

Playing on their own ground any way. Wei replied that be of reprisals, practically in the Feia stand in this position and would hold the life of Mr. next sentence it condones the receive the support of their coun- the Civil Service Club were de- Kuoh Chien, the leader of the Stevens forfeit for that of his adoption by Sinn Fein of the trymen settlement is, in my judg-feated by the Chinese Recreation forces now besieging Fongsiang.father. Mr. Stevens was then weapons of wholesale murder on ment, impossible, The Govern Club by 65 games to 34. has been a Government official, forced to write a letter to Mr. the ground that the end justifies ment of which I am the head will}

never give way upon the funds outlaw, brigand and again Goven-Shorrock, of the Baptist Mission in the means. ment official in turn, but is now Sian, explaining the situation and It seems to me that this part mental question of secession. again looked upon as a brigand Mrs. Stevens was sent with the of your resolution is subversive Nor do I believe that soy siter-46. leader by the Chinese authorities. letter. A few li outside the city alike of order and good govern-native Government could do so For some, years he served with Mrs. Stevens reached the camp of ment, morality, and the Christian either. the present Tuchun of Tuchun Chen's soldiers under the religion. Shensi and then was outlawed command of Colonel Cbang Fei-| and has since vowed vengeance seng. On interviewing Colonel "Sion Fein rejected Home and that reason and good alone

Shutan. Chang, Mrs. Stevens was told that Role and demanded in its place can lead us to the final goal. number of years of Wei's father had been shot on the an Irish Republic for the whole almost continuous fighting he previous day. Mrs. Stevens arrived of Ireland. It deliberately set to force to-day would be to sur- surrendered to General Hat at Sian on May 3. When the work to destroy conciliation and render alike to violence, crime, HER MOTHER TELLS WHY SHE Lan-chow, who was in command Tuchun was first interviewed constitutional methods, because and separatism, and that I am of the troops sent from Feogtien about the affair he clearly stated it recognised that violence was not prepared to do. and stationed in the Fengsiang that wei's father had been shot, the only mathod by which it

"to long, therefore, as Sian district. Kuch Chien's surrender bat later on he admitted that this could realise a republic. I do ant Fein Ireland demands a Republic was accepted by the Central Gov-was not so. Since then reliable contest Sion Fein's right to its and refuses to accept loyally ernment and he was given at information has been received opinions and aspirations, and I membership of the British Com appointment as Military Com that the old man is in the bands have never done so.

monwealth coupled with the mandant at Fengsiangfu. His of Colonel Chang,

But what amazes me is that fullest Home Rule, which is cor- surrender occured about Feb-

Several letters have been re- body of responsible men. patible with conceding to Uister ruary, 1919. since then he has ceived from Mr. Stevens in which eminent leaders of the Church, the same rights as it claims for kept the peace. Hsu Lan-chow's he states that he is kept closely should state publicly that Sion itself, the present evils will con- troops were recalled about a year guarded in the camp of Major Fein has some kind of justifica- tine.

I do not wish anybody to

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Wei and is not allowed to return tion for mardering innocent men be under any misunderstanding Daring February of this year to his own house though his cook in cold blood because its novel on that point.

Chien Kuob

evidently bad

"In conclusion I should like is permitted to prepare his food and extravagant political ideals trouble with one of his sub-and take it to him. Mrs. Stevens have been denied.

respectfully to suggest that the the resolution ordinates, man named Lia is staying with Mr. and Mrs. "Where does the doctrine end? signatories of

There is a small but vigorous should make their own position the easiest way out of the troutle

THE CONDITION OF RELEASE. communist party in these islands. clear to the people of Ireland." Kuob invited him to lunch and

The situation is summed up Are the communists, because of ahot him. General Chen then follows-The Tuchus holds 13 the sufferings and grievances of outlawed Kuob, whose right relatives of Major Wei's mag, the working classes and the hand man is a certain Major including Wei's father. Through sincerity of their own industrial Wei, but the latter was a close a letter received from Mr. Stevens ideals to be justified in employing Court-Was this a verbal ar friend of Liu Fu-tien and is said it is learned that in the event of murder and assassination to rangement? Man-Ob, yes, it was to have resented Kuoh's action. these people being released and achieve these enda?

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It is alleged that Wei then one of them being sent to Major "It has been a matter of surprise Husband at West Ham There secretly leagued himself with the Wei to inform him of the fact and regret to me that during the is no love in Tachon and promised to open the Mr. Stevens would be released. long agony no organised protest will take off her gold wedding Baby's Own Tablets the Canadian gates of Fengsiangfu to the Wei is not likely to harm Mr. has been made by the religious ring and put on a brass one Tochan's troope. When Chen's Grevens, through fear of reprisal bodies who have now addressed N.S.P.C.C. Inspector at Willes-children's remedy, are of the Troops advanced, however, Wei against his father,

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Sinn Fein: Kuot presented a solid front

GOVERNMENT'S FEACE EFFORTS. Magistrate-I think you means bowels, and dispel colic, dysen- tery, teething pains, colds, croup against General Chen's forces.

"Throughout the whole of last miliatone. The Tucbun thereupon seized. M. Charles Danielou, Deputy year when the Home Rale Bill Judge Cizer, who was inter- and worms. Obtainable from Major Wei's father,

who for Finistere, has been put in was before Parliament I invited rupted by a man af Shoreditch druggists, or post tree at 60 cents the vial from Dr. Williams' i living

his charge of a temporary mission negotiations with the elected re-County Court, offered him home at Husinghsten. Some dealing with French expansion presentatives of Ireland, stating bundle of documents and invited members of the families of Wei's abroad.

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