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MURDER. ON THE

HIGH SEAS.

Charge Against Mystery Man.

Co-operation between the police bere and in England bas resulted in the clearing up of the mystery of a sailing ship with only one man aboard, which arrived at Hull. in May, writes the Berlin cor- respondent of the Daily Chronicle.

The occupant was a German, calling himself Kurt Fackel, engineer, who told a story of having left Hamburg intending to take vessel single-hacded to Bremen. He lost his bearings,

and at last reached the Humber. the sessed roused the suspicions His subsequent attempt to sell

AGENTS.

ASTHMA CURE Over 40 years ago the late Lord Beacons ald testifed to the beneda

be received from Himrod's Aathma Care, and

every post brings similar lettura to-day." FAMED FOR SO YEARS Wold them by Cheap and Sur the C

Detective-Inspector Draper, of Scotland Yard, told of the man's arrest. Fackel said he would be he would be more valuable to the glad to get to Hamburg, where

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

THE SCANDAL OF FAMINE SURTAXES.

A Use for the Surplus Money.

MONDAY, AUGUST

WEMBLEY PARK FOR IMPERIAL EXHIBITION.

An Empire Stadium. It is rather too mach to hope The Prince of Wales was the that Paling will render a satis-abial guest when the Duke of factory account as to where all Connaught (President of the the money raised by the surtaxes Institute) presided at the annual, has gone and so it remains but to dinner of the Royal Colonial Ip- anticipate what excuse will be stitute at the Hotel Viotaris given for continuing the surtaxea. | London. The Prime Ministars Of course, the order may arrive of the Dominions and other! to discontinue them, but Peking Empire representatives were the does not as a rule very easily guests of the Institute. relax iis grip on any variety of parsestrings writes a N.C.DX. corres ondent, concluding a short series of articles on the famine surtaxes.

The Princes of Wales said :---- it is for me to have been invited I need not say what a’pleasure hare this evening as your guest to meet so many of my friends The greater probability is that who have come such great dis- Peking will reply that famine re-tances to take part in this Con- one and the same and that, even nature that has taken placa since lief and famine prevention are ference, the first meeting of this if the famine is now over, it will the war. break out again unless stops are taken to prevent a recurrence.

All of which will be admitted, but without the concession that the Government is entitled, hav. ing regard to its previous inaction, to bold or to continue to collect funds for this purposs.

As was stated earlier, the real famine relief committees, having concluded their labours and bar. ing still balances in hand, with further voluntary contributions contioning to arrive, have est. ablished a Famine Prevention Committee to look after this

money.

INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION

NEEDED.

During the last two years I have, as you all know, had the privilege of visiting several parts of the Empire, and though there is neither time nor necessity for me to give you a detailed account of my travels and my impres sions, I would like to say how much at home I feel to-night, as, the guest of the Royal Colonial Iostitute.

In thanking Mr. Meighen for the very kind way in which ha has proposed this toast. I must say how grateful I am for the words that he has used in cou- pling my name specially with it,

"The Gathering of the Clan."'

From Live original Pabuting in 154 pomsian if be Pragciočara of the jomous 'PD Scicka kaks of Hisiana Limega.

Messrs. PETER DAWSON, Ltd., GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

(PD

SCOTCH

A rare old whisky of very finent quežky and historin linents. Everyone's favourite Spotah-zverywhere.

and it seems to me very fitting for some of those present to MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND

my

health

night like Mr. Hughes and Mr. Massey, have travelled 1.000 miles, and all have come

over

certain amount of personal inconvenience.

LIBERALISM.

Handling The Levers Of Control.

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Wife at Jarrow-The only time when my husband was really a gentleman was when he was in the Army.

that on my first visit to the Royal Colonial Institute Mr. Souter gave it as his opin- should have been proposed by the ton that the only possible way to Prime Minister of Canada, that prevent famines in the future was great Dominion where I spent to bring into existence a strong three such wonderful months. International Famine Prevention Commission, strictly under for recentis become Chairman of the As you may be aware, I have eign supervision. As to the pro-General Committee of the British gramme of such a commission, it is scarcely timely to make a sus gestion: the commission would decide that itself.

Such a plan, be said bad bean You know that an official invita. neither this nor steam can com- the House of Commons, and show that it is not "5 A.”

Empire Exhibition, and would like to enlist not merely your sympathetic support for but your active cooperation in our plans,

Majesty's

AN IMPERIAL SPORT CENTRE

Governments without sufficient

not far distant when civil aviation

Court-How did this conversa tion start? Answer-We con

Question at Marylebone County

County Court-What does this versed in writing.

Barrister at Marylebone stamp "SB" mean? Man-To

that she drank methylated spirits A woman stated at Stratford to give her an appetite.

think that it must have been temptation.

Added to this there is ever a highest Imperial importance may on July at a luncheon of the danger that decisions of the.

Mr. Lloyd George was present be forced upon the Dominion Welsh National Liberal Council time for them to consult with one tion Liberal Whip, presided, and another. Telegraphy has done a among those present were a large Mr. McCardy, the Chief Coal

es deal to bridge the gulf, but number of the Welsh party in peste

fur persona! between individuals. There is no from Wales.

contact Liberal organisers and agents

Willesden Magistrate, to a boy the council, followed, at which thing-Boy-I don't know sir. I doubt that the future of rap'd

A meeting of the executive of What made you do this wicked who stole money to buy sweets-

will have built up a great air Minister delivered an address.

hesir, and I trust that the day is Lord St. Davids presided. organization on the same lines as The meeting was of a private At this meeting the Prime

our Mercantile Marine, and that character, but an indication of I am glad to say that Wembleyal Conference will travel by the Premier is as follows.

the delegates at the next Imperi- the Park has been, acquired as the imperial air routes which are

views expressed by the site of the Exhibition and our now being worked out. plans include the erection of new

Mr. Lloyd George welcomed approved modern lines of coa-possible for me here to devetog exhibition buildings on the most less possibilities, and it is im-alis..

It is a subject that has bound-from Wales-the home of Liber the representatives of Liberalism

peal to Britons in every part of pace with the requirements of that they were actuated by the struction.

There were, he said, many One part of our plans will apRoman Empire failed to keep eye with him, but he recognised them, but just as the roads of the Liberals who did not sɛa ega to to the world. The extension the times, so raodein communica-best motives. What bad to be

facilities for our great national tions are insufficient for a Com-considererl, however, was of players and spectators, has long extends over all parts of the games, both from the point of momwealth of Nations which

whether it was in the best in been a growing need and Wembley Park we are erecting more to gain from efficient air

terests of Liberals that they globe. The Britisa Empire has should remain outside

through a period of considerable sure that no time will be lost in

the new national sport ground.

machine of Government, or depression in trade some

I know that we are passing State in the world, and I feel

communication than any other whether they should

their hands on the lovers of have control.

suggested to Peking, but the Gov-tion has been extended to the ernment paly scoffed at the idea Dominions, to participate in the and said: "We have our own exhibition, and his borcan, which is all that is Government, by a special Act ofperial intercommunication lies A CHALLENGE TO GOVERSMEST. intention of contributing the sum necessary. Why have another?" Parliament, have signified their If this is so one naturally asks of £100,000 to the Guarantee who are in the Bureau and in Fund. wha: manner does it function ? and HotWill it produce a record of work done or attempted? And will it show an audited balance sheet? It is useless to assert that a when so recently a famine was Famine Prevention Bareau exists

in operation, the work of aiding raging through the land and there was no Government Relief Bureau of the Hall police, who arrested

German police. He added him and sent photographs and

Perhaps I may be able to see volunteer

the sufferers being left his description to Germany.

some bost like the one Andries-enlisted the financial aid

missionaries, who The authorities have

sin and another man went away Chinese and foreigners alike and of identified the suspect as Jackelin." (These are the men who are Hunery, a warrant officer in the apposed to have sailed with

were trusted by both. German naval

Fackel). reserve, who served for a year during the war at the marine Lying station at Kiel. The German police allege that Jaekel, whilst in the North panions, then robbed and threw the bodies overboard, continuing the voyage single-handed to Hull for the purpose of selling the ship and acquiring the proceeds.

See, murdered both his

now

com-

Thus Peking will be robbed of any argument whatever for con- On the way to London Jaekeltinuing surtaxas. But the time for although cautioned, made a long rere grumbling is past, for the statement about the charge. He taxes are still being levied. One said he was only anxious about the hears of contemplated action by trath and referred to an "agree- ment, the original of which, herious bodies and these certainly said, was in the possession of the utmost

ought to press their demands to Captain Andriessan, and mem-

was prepared with the greatest to send to Mrs. Andriessan.

85

at

even

When a woman was told in band would bare to pay 10%. ■ Box Conaty Court that her hus-

the death warrant to my old man's month, she remarked "That's *baces and beer."

came home to my mother." Ma C.B. (confined to barracks), so I Young soldier at Willesden*** "My officer gave me five days'

gistrate Like a spoiled child rather than a soldier and a man."

is one of those brass-baired ladies Neighbourly love at Bow-Sha with plenty of money and cheek. Mother of twelve children at children that I know how to dec- Kingston-I have had so many tor them myself.

Magistrale at Ealing-Bave granted a summons? you any witnesses if you are Woman-

Ob, yes, I live beside a fried fish shop.

we are passing through blems which are connected there- solving the very important pro- period of considerable depression

A HOPELESS DEFILE. The question which concero- in sport. I trust that the manu-

ed them all was how Liberalismo facturers and wealthy men of this the way in which you have

I thank you most sincerely for could be most effectively used. country will support the exhibi- tion by every

He put the question to himself means in their would say once again how proud more good work for humanity woman can pay this debt?"-

responded to this toast, and sometimes whether he could do

Are you of opinion that the Bat he had felt that for washing in silk stockings and "Mos: certaloly. She does her

cunning. The police discovered also declared that Captain all looms the fact that famine Guarantee Fund is onder that our men who have come here to take Liberals to stand outside, coldly brogue shoes."

TWO PASSPORTS.

unity of the British Empire was War. We found then that the in the monstains.

tioned articles which, he said, the $12,000,000-BUT NO FAMINE.

This terrible crime they say, which he (Faekell had promised losing business, even if trade in power and particularly by join- I am to have had so opportunity outside the Government or inside

captain hart left behind him, and The railways, at any rate, are

His general is not affected, and above ing. at the earliest moment. the of meeting those distinguished it. that Jaekel west to Hamburg and Andriessen intended to go

conditions ceased nearly two bailding plans may not be delay-counsel together at a time when critical, and divorced from the applied to the owners for a small America, where he could make months ago. but that

famina ed. I would ask the overseas unity of purpose is as essential great constructive work which sailing vessel to take him on a more money.

relief" taxes Bre still being Premiers to see that each Do: voyage in the North S95. He

imposed and will remain in force minion is worthily represented in during those welfare it was had to be done, was to march lism had lost its position in the told the official at the Admiralty Detective Draper added that he for several months to come if a

this Empire Exhibition, to leave

during those critical years of Liberalism into a hopeless defile country, and he believed it would that he wished to take the voyage received from Hull with prisoner countermanding order is not in-

no stone unturned which may for instruction in navigation. He two rings, a gold watch and al-

sisted upon. failed to get a boat at Hamburg, bert. two silver watches, & toilet Government will draw about $sources of this Empire.

foster inter-Imperial trade, and to no mere catchword, but a very alism, and for that reason he had remained in

He bad wanted to save Liber-Coalition

be unmistakably proved that the From now until November the utilize the vast undeveloped re- but in a neighbouring village two ids marked

Liberals robust reality, a stern reality of stood inside the Government. Itware the best and truest friends, who had fishermen, the owners of the craft cigar-holder, a Browning pistol,000,000 from the railways and

the Government now at Hull fell into the trap.

AIR COMMUNICATION.

which our enemies had no concep was essential to give Liberalism of four cartridges, a wallet containing probably quite that amount from Now a united Empire depends that helped to save civilization, on our legislation during this their attitude.

tion whatever. It was that unity full opportunity to impriat'itself would more and more appreciate

Liberalism. Another chapter in the tragedy papers, some in the name of Aa-the Customs up to next March, to s

The country was related at Bow-street Police driessan, a passport in the name From the telegraphs, posts and interchange of thought, and still that you are here to-day. I wish

great extent oa constant and it is to cement that unity troublous aftermath of the war. Court, when Kurt Faekel, or of Jaekei, was charged on an extra- passport in the name of "Sam-perhaps a third draft of the same course and consultation betweentions, and now, Gentlemen, I ments were suggested in the one great party which the Coali

Herman Andriessan,"

likin together they may get more a

Oд personal

inter-you all success in your delibera-

ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENTS.

The old party system Was dition warrant, at the instance of melback," and the contract re-amount. $12,000,000 will come in the statesmen of the various would ask you to rise with me Press, but he noted that they were tion now represented, and the Various alternative Govera-fatare would hold two parties, certain to pass away, and the ferred to.

very handily for the payment of Dominions. party armies and the liquidation of summoning & conference of Empire. (Chsers.)

difficulty and drink to the toast of United all Costition Governments. It other the Labour, with perhaps of political salaries.

Dominion Premiers is an obvious

the German authorities, with murder and robbery with violence.

Andriessan." a

A remand was ordered.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

POR, IF I HELP MOM EVERY DAY THIS SUMMER

WILL YOU BUY

ME A CLARINET

CLARINET! DO YOU THINK OF JOINING THE BAND?

NO- BUT ALL TH OTHER KIDS HAVE

A VIOLIN OR SOME- TUING-GEE, I WANTA

PLAY A MUSIC INSTRUMENT

TOO.

The

Freckles Could Explain-Perhaps

WELL-ITS OUT OF "THE QUESTION. BESIDES, YOU'RE

YOUNG YET-LOTS. OF TIME!

AW-GEEWIZŻŁ Boohoo, I GOT AJASTE F-FOR MUSIC, POP,

LISTEN TO THAT, MOTHER- FRECKLES |

SAYS HE HAS A *TASTE FOR

MUSIC.

was not true to say that Libera the Socialist element added.

WHAT DOES

MUSIC TASTE

UKE, POP

气

BY BLOSSER

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