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MILLION IN FLIGHT,

Destitute Refugees from Asia

Minor.

TREE FOR REMEM-

BRANCE.

Oaks as War Memorials.

THE HONGKONG

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EASTERN ITEMS.

The charges against Arthur Charles Mack in regard to three

In an Essex village oak trees cases of alleged larceny were con-

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Sir Valentina Chérol has given have been planted as memorials tinued at the British Suprema Have you ordered your Christmas his views to an Überter repres-to men who died in the war. Court, Shanghai, on Nov. 29th. entative on the devastation in They bear attached to them the before His Honour Judge Grain names which they severally com-and a jury. The jury found Mack Asia Minor.

memorate, and the hope has-been innocent of the three charges and expressed that other villages will be was, therefore, acquitted. follow the same iten.

"Relief," said Sir Valentine, "is clearly the most urgent need People can hardly realise what it

It is one which should appaal! The Philippine budget for the means for nearly a million human

totalling beings, most of them women and to pious sentiment. Trees have coming fiscal year, children and elderly men, to be played an immemorial part in P5,677,321, was on November driven to leave their homes and the religion of mankind, and 27th, presented by Secretary everything they possess just when especially of the primitive in Barretto on behalf of Governor winter is approaching, and for habitants of this island. They Wood, to the legislature. The that million of human beings to last, particularly oaks, which documeat carries with it recm- em-mendations for increased taxa- be dumped down on a small and have long been taken as

imblems of national endurance, for tion designed to bring in a little frightfully exhausted and

many generations, and, being over four and a half million pesos. poverished country such Greece, which itself has only a natural, they can be subject to no population of about five millions.changes of aesthetic fashion and no such risk of dubious "This is not a question of poli-to tics, although thanks to the policy approval as all but pronounced

father-in-law, Mr. of their late Government English-masterpieces of hardiwork in

Joseph E. Willard, has cast aside men canot repudiate all respons- evitably incur.

It must be confessed that not the fame that might have come to ibility for the present catas

Our WAT memorials Bhim either in the field of letters trophe. It is a question of sheer all

the in- humanity, of life and death for successful as works of art. Infor politics to follow nearly a million people, and such any case, stone and metal, the reresting calling of commerce on questions have never se: appealed usual materials, tend to become the high seas. As president of to the British people in vain. And:onventional if they are repeated the Roosevelt Steamship Com- With care timber pany and vice-president of the the numbers of refusees whose everywhere. lives are at stake are clearly going can be made to last atmost in Kerr Steamship Company, Mr. to increase with the forcible ex-definitely: and pulsion of the remnants still in living timber,

Mr. Kermit Roosevelt, son of the former American Presntant, who is visiting Japan with his wife and

the

to the life of Roosevelt has come to Japan on

such & the his first visit to study certain. Asia Minor, which is the avowed Essex villagers have chosen for shipping problems.

their memorial. there

can b policy of the Turkish rulers.

date no

of years

The marriage of Miss Nora "It is this polier which must signed necessarily drive into the back to which that of stone or metal sain to Mr. George Edward be markedly and Hill was solemnised on ground any such scheme of collec. Jean be said to tire co-operation in the work of superior. A tres. however, or a November 29:3. at Holy Trinity reconstruction in Asia Minor row of trees, is not easy to plant Cathedral. Shanghai, by itself as I at first put forward, for successfully: it is not enough to Rev. C. E. Spencer, Sube Dean. it contemplated an attempt to suppose that when once trees Miss Wain, whose home is in bring together all those who had begin to take roos they will Philadelphia, is a writer of short suffered from the haroc of war. grow without further care; and stories and verse and has lived in villagers, therefore, like Peking for some time, where she' without distinction of creed or the race, to work side by side and others who plant trees, must see has a large group of friends. Mr. rebuild their old homes in the to it that their young oaks are Osland Hill, Postal Commissioner hope that they might thus betided over the perils of infaner at Nanking, is well-known among

But they will have the best the British residents both life the redeemed from

mative for protecting and brigandsge to which so many

Sanking and Shanghai. have been driven, and that the nourishing. They will be, if no: racialand religious passions which the artificers, at least the partners make them fly at each other's of the artificer, the architects of throats would make room for their own landscape, and reapons better feelings, even if based only ible for its upkeep. In their co on self-interest. But obviously.operation with nature they may be such schemes are hopeless in happy in the knowledge that no Asia Minor if the Turks are one will ever be able to criticis determined

elimina theistaste or its product, for theirs tion of all their subject is a medium in which alone all

to

the

072 often

of

Dr Albert Einstein, during his stay in Japan, will be considered by the Imperial universities of Kyoto and Tokyo as their guest. The schools reached this decision on November 23 and two schools' officials called on the scientist and asked that he consider himself their guest. The Imperial Acad- racts by their systemati; expul- men may work without reproach eny has decided to confer honor

All men cannot be artists, or sion, and by drafting the few able- bodied male survivors into labour at all times, and art itself seemsary membership on Dr. Einstein. colonies into the interior for the to be the hy-product of mary

which conditions.

Sir Keith Smith is in Japan to sole benefit of the ruling race. should like in passing to point difficult of simultaneous fulfil-make arrangements for the round- out how ruinous the consequences ment; but if contemporary con- the world flight he will attempt of this policy must be in the longstructive taste.1% insipid, it can next spring. but that fight he "joy- run for the Turks themselves if be at least partially redeemedays is merely to be a

ride, while his serious work is "Like they destroy the very commun-b5 a.recourse to nature. ities, Greek and Armenian, that some tall palm "the coiseless the promotion of a company to was a famous operate great air liners between have hitherto fulfilled as traders fabric sprung' and merchants essential economic description of an act of building. England and Australia, with branch" line con- functions which the Turks have So, indeed, should fae buildings Possibly a always proved themselves in rise: but if they cannot, let us ecting Japan and Chins with the main line. The liners will acknowledge, like the Essex folk, capable of fulôlling.

be lighter-than-air craft dirigibles, that our band is out, and that we would, therefore, have the palm siger than anything now in ex-

istence. for the fabric, and in our England villages the oak for the palm- The Time.

QUESTION OF SETTLEMENT. "But, until the Turks abandon that policy. our efforts, can only be concentrated, I think, on help- ing towards the settlement of as many unfortunate refugees as pos- sible in Greece itself. There are, I believe, thousands of acres of land in Eastera Macedonia alone! reported as capable of being re- claimed for settlement by a party of British engineers who surveped

that region in 1919 at the request

REFUSAL TO MOVE DYING MAN.

"An Extraordinary Action."

The death took place at Yoko- hama on November 18 of Mrs. A. Dewette, widow of the late Mr. Louis Dewette, at the age of 83. Mrs. Dewette, who had resided in apan for 40 years, was a native of Perthshire. She took an active part in relief work during the war and was a strong supporter of the

The refusal of the officials of British Women's Association,

of M. Venizelos whilst be wasthe Barking Urban Council to Sou leaves a son, Mr. Alexsader! still in power at Athens. They send their ambulance to remove L. J. Dewette, and a daughter. established that there wore areas dying man to the hospital was drs. Howes. still lying absolutely uncultivated referred to at Poplar on Oct.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

23rd. wben an inquest was held A Seoul message dated Novem- which might support half a

Admiral Stark, million people. But in her present upon Roland Ross Jamieson (30), her 22 states: condition of exhaustion and dis- who died from injuries caused by naval commander of the now de-

Albert Luther fanet Vladivostok government,j organisation and the lack of an explosion.

Greek Messenzer, who

was working has left Gensan with 11 ganbosts experience amongst officials generally, foreign assis with Jamieson when the explo- and four steamers, carrying about tance, prompt and generous, ission occurred shortly after three 15 hundred officers and 450 cadets o'clock in the morning, said that with their families. The destin- "Surely the British people will the doctor advised removal to ation of the ships, is Furan, but not withhold that assistance. It the Poplar Hospital. The wit from there it is not known; bree is the fashion now to talk very ess telephoned to the Barking boats remain. The refugees on Council ambulance station. but sbore at Gensan are in the same disparagingly..

to send destitute condition, and with least, of the Greeks, and their the officials refused

ambulance 83 the acthem the emergency relief com-1 best friends cannot depy the

out of mittee formed among foreigners many of the charges brought cident bad occurred

their district, though against them, but let us, at a witness said that the firm would

the here is principally concerned. rate, remember that it is the Allies, and, above all, the British willingly repay the expense. The

'sea postoffice." Government, who first launched witness bad previously applied to established under United States direction on the them on their disastrous adven- East Ham authorities, but their

government trans-Pacific rua from Seattle to ture in Asia Minor, and let us, ambulance had broken down.

Dr. R. I. Guthrie (the coroner): Oriental ports and return, arrived above all, remember that they were actually oor Allies at the Did you inform the Barking at Yokohams on November 23rd. end of the Great War instead of people about that? Yes, and that on the Admiral Line steamer spectacle glasses is of the Mr. Edward Shartt, in taking| being dragged, as but for M.I had been referred to them by the President Jackson, thus marking greatest importance writes Dr.leave of the Metropolitan Police Venizelos suey might well have police. After that I phoned up a distinc: innovation in accelerat C. Hartridge, F.R.C.S., Ophthel-Force on relinquishing the office been, by King Constantine into Ilford, and they replied that they ing the movement and delivery mic Surgeon and Lecturer on of Home Secretary, says:

position as of mail from the United States to Ophthalmic Surgery to the West- "It is to me a great memory to taking sides against us with Ger- were in the same many, who would thes have con- Barking. but that if the firm the Orient and ere verso. A

minster Hospital," they must be bave been associated with a force verted Greece into the most form would pay the expense they would United States postal clerk has accurately centred in frames that of which the community is justly idable base conceivable for sub- send their ambulance, I gave been regularis detailed to the are light, strong and well-fitted, proud and which is the admira- marine warfare, with coase that assurance, they sent the am-

'ses postoffice" by the Federal otherwise the good effect of the tion of everyone who quences, on which I seed not bulance, and the injured man was government and henceforth will most carefully chosen correction London. I should like to say how dwell, to our naval communica. removed at about 4.15 a.m., about accompany each Admiral Lice may be entirely frustrated by a valuable has been the assistance tions throughout the Mediter. an hour after the accident."

boat from Seattle to the Orient faulty position of the glasses, or given to me by the Police Federa Dr. Guthrie. We should never and return. ranean. For that immense, if

evan a fresh source of eyestrain tion during my period of office, and negative, service, as well as for have that difficulty with the L.

rasy be introduced." The Hongbow much the Federation bas not a few positive services at a C. C. Ambulance. It was an ex-

kong Optical Co., successors to done for the force and, indeed, for later stage, for instance on the traordinary action on the part of

Clark & Co., refracting and manu- the police of the whole country. Macedonian front, we surely owe the Barking Council people. I

facturing opticians, located in 33, My best wishes for the future of something to Greece. And now must eae about it.

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