1924-05-27 — Page 7

GERMAN CRISIS.

Government Resigns.

Berlin, May 26.

The German Govorument bas resigned.-Reuler.

How It Came About, The rosignation was due to the breakdown of negotiations be- tween the National and Middl partios

COSTLY QUESTION.

COSTS PIG DEALER FIVE DOLLARS.

“You! are fined $5 more for your insolanco," ratorted Mr.

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PEERESS. SHOPKEEPER.

Viscountess Inouye Sells Perfumes.

Unhappy in her life as a leader E. W. Hamilton to a Chinero, of society, bored with being one who, at the Kowloon Magistracy of the moving spirits in Tokyo's this morning, asked why he was smart sst, Viscountess Inouye, ned $10 when he had com-daughter of one of the leading mitted no offence. for the formation of Defendant, was charged with latcamen of the early Molj! or, amadast little por n Coalition Government. The cryolly transporting pige by now runs Nationals to-day unexpectedly train from Talpa to Yaunti.fumery store in a narrow street put forward Admira! von Tirpitz At the last hearing defendant Shitaya, one of the least pre- tentious of the many districts candidate for the stated that after putting his piga Chancellorship, declaring they on the train somebody placed into which the huge and strug- gling onpital of the Japanese would afterwards be prepared to their pigs on top of his. His Empiro in divided, says the Tokyo discuss the prospective Govern- Worship ordered a romand till ho ment's home and foreign policy, could see Mr. Winslow, of the correspondent of the North Ching

Daily News. Kowloon-Canton Rallway, with whereupon the lenders of tho Middle parties promptly called rogard to the conveyance of pigs upon President Ebert and tender by train. ed the Governmont's resignation.

As

their

Thare in reason to bolove that the rosignation is only formal, howover, and it is expected that

Horr Marx will reconstruct the

Ministry with a few changes and then submit its policy, especially regarding the oxports' report, to the now Roicbatog, leaving the; House to approve or reject.~~- Henter.

Berlin, May 26, Obviously roforring to the experts report, the German Nationals in roply to the Middle

Mr. Hamilton, this morning, said that he had personally seen Mr. Winslow, who promised to take steps to keep a watch on the conveyance of pigs in futura. Defendant was originally fined $10, but after his remark, ha was ordered to pay $15.

·HUGE GEM DISCOVERY.

There is nothing that particu. larly distinguishes this shop from scoros of others In Tokyo, and thousands on thousands pass it every day, not in the lenat aware that a tiled woman, daughter of one of Japan's oldest aristocrats, is. ready to stop forth. `n prim apron partially hiding her beauti- ful kimono, and attend to the; wants of anyone, who onters within the sliding doors that mark the entranco.

Viscountess inouys had a very unhappy married life. Her par- fonts had no male issuo and consequently thord was so masen- line heir to carry on the traditions

partion have admitted a certain Sapphires Weighing Half a of the Inouye house. In accord

continuity in the policy of resign- ing. The Governmont, must bo maintained, "but the party cannot place German negotiators with tied hands in front of foreign

countries."

The

Middle

partios

Pound.

ance with Japanoso customs, a Where is the richest paddy-into the family and to him wan yoshi fadopted son) was taken field in the world? asks the Times given the family title, all the hon-

Ceptun.

our and authority that goes with it and the hand of the daughter of the house. Damostic infolícity.

The question muy Koom foolish ono hurdly worth the have trouble of answering, for paddyed Viscountess Inouse to throw responded by adhering to the growing is an occupation by policy of accepting the report as which the villager ekos out

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a whole, with the reservations livelihood, and not in any way as which the exports themsalvossociated with wohlth. have made regarding its uxucu- Yet there is a small field in tion.Reuter.

the Pelmadulla district, perhaps

i

Nationalist Policy,

herself into the whirl of social and she decided to take to busi pleasures, but those soon palled

nous instoud.

Ae was to be expected, her sug- a couple of acres in extent, which gestion to run a store caused her untold riches could not buy, rolatives and friends to hold up Berlin, May 26. There is nothing remarkable their hands high up in holy hor Tho extrenic Nationalists, about the paddy it produces: itror. A member of the peerage to numbering thirty-two, in the new is just ordinary paddy, neither becomo sullied with sordid com- Reichstag at a meeting to-day particularly good, nor particular-mercialism. All manner of argu- formulated a programme démondly bad. In fact for the past nine ment was marshalled to dissuade ing, inter alin. the immediate months or so, it has changed its her. She was told that it was election of a new President of erop to sapphires, marvellous not at all necessary that who the Republic; repeal of the law sapphires, yellow and gold, purple should have to "ourn her live- for protection of the Republic: and blue of anything from 20, 30 lihood, while such stop as she an amnesty for all participators and 40 carats to 500, 600 or 700. proposed taking, others insisted, in the Munich and astrin Sapphires weighing half a pound, would reflect on the prestigu not revolts: the trial on a charge of and worth some of thom, half a only of her own noble house, but treason of all participatore in the lakh of rupees in the rough, and also on that of other titled: revolution of November, 1918; goodness alone knows what when families. expulsion of all Jews who had polished and finished, entered since 1914, with partial confiscation of their property and special legislation for Jews. --Reuter.

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PENDRAGON FOR NATION.

Poisoned Well of Old

Castle..

-FISHING BY DYNA-

MITE:

Viscountess Inouye was ob The find is so remarkable that durate, however, and declared local jewellers, hardened though that she would work out her own they are by a commercialism destiny and lead her own life. which keeps the romanoc of The result was this modest por- their calling strictly subdued, are fumery store in Shitaya..

almost unable now

EMPTY EXISTENCE. believe that it is true, and they speak of it as though expecting "The desire to do something M.C.C. VS. SOUTH AFRICA. to be awakened at any monent instead of leading an idle life,"

from a dream.

she told your correspondant, Already the owners of the field}" came to me when I realized

Family Wiped Out by are estimated to have received at how emply was my oxistonce,

Explosion. the very least five or six lakhs of how I was living to no purpose. rupees for the gems that have I had many trials and tribulation--Pondragon Castle,Westmor-. Although fishing by means of been found, and there is as yet no and believed that the best way to land, has boon takon over by the dynamite charges is illegal and fino, many M.C.C, and the South Africans sign that the patcrop is finished. be happy would be to work and Board of Works from its owner, punishable with a opened on a fine wicket, rapidly If things go on as they are at pro-be independent."

Lord Hothfield, and will lience-fishermen risk this for the sake of drying. There were six thousand sout, it is doubtful whether Viscountess Inouye is a wo. forth be looked after by the the big hauls, oven in Hongkong.

Colombo will be able to absorb man of handsome lineaments and Stato. Marylebone scored 145, Heurne the stonus. Every jeweller in fully looks the daughter of a This fine old ruin 'was built about Pogler took the place curries heavy stocks of family claiming, to have blue 410 in the tinie of Vortigern by magnificent specimens, and some blood in its-veins. She is of Uter Pendragon, who made it is The South Africans had scored of them are beginning to wonder medium height, and has well favourite residence. It is said Hor looks that with the object of surround- 113 for the loss of 4 wickets how they are to be markotod. chiselled features. when play closed for the day. Many of the stones are fit only helio her age and her talk is ing the castle by a moat he at- for a king's grown, and buyers interesting and attractive as is tempted to divert the course of for gems of this description are, her face.

the River Eden so that it should [of course, strictly limited.

This store of mine is not the flow ontirely round the castle "It is a most unprecedented result of a fad, one of those walls.. lind. They are beyond the draains notions to do something unusual of avarice," said Mr. Louis Siedle, and be talked about," Rho con.

spectatore.

contributing 59. 8 for 54.

Reuter.

BASEBALL.

Latest League Results.

New York. May 26. The following are latest base ball results: A torican League: New York heat Detroit, 8 to 2. Boston beat Cleveland, 10 to 9. Philadelphia beat St Louis,

tu 1.

2.

Washington beat Chicago, 8 in National League: St. Louis beat Cincinnati, 4 to 3-Reuter,

STOLEN PASSAGES.

FOUR CHINËSE. SENTENCED.

He failed, and for 1,500 years

couplot :-

the well-known Colombo dealer. tinued as she offered me a cup of history has handed down the

Hitherto, finds of large-stones ton and motioned to mo to bo

Nour Pola, on the Adriatic coast

a fishorman was preparing a charge in the midst of his family in a cottago near the sea, last month, as ho had done for a long period. -

Suddenly neighbours saw the whole building fly up in the air. The charge had exploded in the man's hand. He and his five- your-old daughter word killed on year-old son died before reaching the spot, and his wife and three- bospital. The cottage WAS Jin Coylon have been rare. But soated. "My old life was un- Let Uter Pendragon do what

reduced to a mere heap of debris. now the fault is on the other happy and I wanted something to be can.. side. The HLOTOR

An official inquiry made among are moally take my mind off it and to gnable Elon will run where Eden ran.

Tradition says that near the the neighbours resulted in tho too big, and some have been found me to forget it."

Viscountess Inayo looks after, castle was liter's favourite well, diacovory that every Saturday|

shormon had propared weighing as much as 700 carats. They range from about 20 or 30 hur little shop single-handed. No and that the Saxons throw poison this. carats up to that. In the gom- maid or sales-girl assists her, ai-into it and thus poisoned the charges for that night's fishing. ming districts they go by rupee though there are several in Tokyo king and 100 of his knights.

Pendragon played n strong

weight. A rupee equals 56 carats who would just jump at the idea

Shortly before the explosion hei was soon sontod in front of thei roughly, and stones weighing 12, of working with and for her, with part in the long foud between the tire with his little daughter nearby watching tho pre- 13 and 14. rupeos aro not uncoms out any remuneration whatsoever. Scots and Englieh, and was de-

paration of the charges. Possibly mon. There is no reason to believe A glance round showed me that stroyed more than once, only to that the outcrop is finished." the potions and lotions, that be promptly rebulit.

womankind the world over dooms

When the famous Countess of epark from the fire ignited to be absolutely necessary wore Pombroko (1590-1676) entered the explosivo, thus wiping out

the entire family. mostly imported from Franco, upon her Westmorland inherit- "You," she replied in answer to a anco in 1649-the year Charles I. exécutod she found her question, "French powders, por was

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As a result of the activitios of fumoe and cosmotics aro what churches demolished or desocrat- the Associatod Advertising Clubs the Japanese young women deed, and set to work to robuild and of the World, an International mand now. They are nothing if rostoro thom. Advertising, Convention, which, not Patislar in their powder-and- Thoncoforward Pondragon bo-l It is hoped, will promote the porfume tastes." I looked to age came hor residence. "You have dodged your pass-mutual benefit of the countries whother there was not a tinge of age and now you will have to pay concerned, is to be hold at the sarcasm. but the lips did not for it," said Mr. E. W. Hamilton British Empiro Exhibition from twitch a bit. "Anything from to four Chinesa, who word chargJuly 14 to 19. Mombors of the Paris," continued. the Vig number of those increases every ed, at the Kowloon Magistracy advertising Industry in a large counters, is accepted without day this morning, with stowing away number of foreign nations are to the slightest demur.

The place is bocoming busier from Singapore by the ss. Van attend; in America along so Noguloss to add, there is a con-as day succoods day, and is also much interest has been arousad stant stream of people visiting thus too small," she remarked. Dofondants, who wore alloged that the number of delegates from the store every day. The Viz. Just then a treble

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