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DOOMED.

BRITISH GOVERNMENTS

REJECTION.

OUTSPOKEN COMMENT ON BOLSHEVIK

PROPAGANDA.

CAIRO

OUTRAGE.

MANY ARRESTS MADE.

IMPOSING FUNERAL

ARHANGED.

MERCHANT ROBBED. · DEATH:OF MRS.

ATTACKED BY ARMED MEN.

An armed attack in which hel was robbed of a sum of $2,500 is) reported by a morchant, named Wong Lai-kwong, living at No. 49B, Caine Road. Ho says that] throe man last night stopped him on the staircaso loading up to the Tsui Yick Club at Loo Yuon Street, East, producing revolvers with which thoy forced him to submit to a search. The monog was taken from an inside pocket.

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

LATEST PROMOTIONS.

Cairo, Nov. 21. Mr. Koown Boyd, director of the European soction of the public security department of the London, Nov. 21. because information is in the Ministry of the Interior, has sont A Foreign Offico Note to M. possession of His Majesty's a letter to Lord Allenby on behalf takovsky status that after Government which leaves no of himself and Russell Pasha, dun oliberation His Majesty's doubt in their mind of the commandant of the Cairo polico, Govornament is unable to recum authenticity of the Zinovioff requesting to bo roliovod of the mond the treaties signed on lettor. His Majesty's (ovorament responsibility for ir vestigating the Ho says August 8th, to the consideration is, therefore, not prepared to dis-murder of the Sirdar. of Parliament or to submit them cuss the matter. You mis-that in view of their experience of sitilar to the King for ratification.

approbend the character of the inquiries in previous The Foreign Office in a soparate ropresentations of my prodeces-political crimes, they consider the Note to M. Rakovsky regarding sor if you supposed they deall investigation at present would the Zinovjeti letter states that with Zinovieff's letter only. The best be conducted by other means 4. Rakovsity undertook to de-activities of which His Majesty's at the disposal of the Egyptian

laro, apparently upon internal Government complain are not Government. evidenco ulone and without contined to this particular letter] It is prosumed that their in- allowing time for reference, to but extend to the whole haly offvestigations into former outrages Moscow, that the Zinovieff letter revolutionary propaganda, of have brought to their knowledge was a gross forgery, in support of which the letter is a fair spoel: the ramifications of conspiracies, which M. Rakovsky alleged that mon, which is sometimus con- and persons believed to be im- Communist International | ducted secretly and sometimes, plicated therein, which under the thu

Company Quartermaster Ser was never doseribad, in its own

As you rightly remark, is not oxisting regime would render their geant Kunnath Sinclair Morrison circulars as the Third Communist concealed.

participation in the present in to be Second Lieutenant. International and that Zinovie

quiry embarrassing and unprofit

Sergeant John Bartholomew to nover sig. President Presidium

able. It is understood they are of be Second Lieutenant. of the Executive Committer of

"The pronouncaments

opinion that it will be useless

Sargnunt Robert Lucian Mon- thu Communist International",

Zinovioli broadcast throughout their conducting enquiries unless

SOLEMN UNDEICTAKINGS

IGNORED.

ovidence

which

His Excellency the Governor has made the following promo. tions and appointments in tho Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps: ---

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Sergeant 'Herbert Ernest Duncan Adams to be. Second Lieutenant:--

the world are in themselves suf- they have completo control, which crieff to be Second Lieutenant. ficient

of the pro-is impossible and undesirable since paganda, in which the Third soome to be indicated that the International, with the know- Egyptian Government must lear idge and consent of the Soviet the full responsibility for tho Clovernment, continually in-capture and conviction of the! dulges, and this system, in the criminals. Reuter. view of His Majesty's Govern- THE KING'S MESSAGE.

mont, is inconsistent with the solemn undertakings of your tioverament.

AN IMPOSSIBLE ARRANGE MENT.

London. Nov, 21. H. M. the King has telegraph- ad to Lord Allenby: "I am deeply grieved at the death of Sirdar Leo Stack, and fool bittery the indignity inflicted on

THEFT OF OIL.

HARDING.

AFTERJA LONG ILLNESS.

HAD LIVED IN RETIRE- MENT.

New York, Nov. 21. The death has occurred of the widow of ex-President Warron G. Harding.

EDGRIL

By ASHLEY STERNE-

The American National Re. Philomels, with the result that staurant Association a sort of the canaries eventually warble Society of Bright Young Waiters, the only bird-notes which their I imagine has pronounced that little cars have over hoard. A Marion message aaya Mrs."no restaurant patron may be This ingenious idea, however, is Harding died this morning quite permitted to gorge himself with not now. Soveral years ago posoofully, after several hours out caution from the waitor." that famous zoologist, Professor If the Association over opons a Barmion Crumpeté, F. 2. S., branch over hero I see the City mada the experiment of teaching stockbrokers and other heavy ouokoas to moo, and to, this ond foodors having a thin time. Alengaged a cow, recently boroft witrioes:

of her salf, to come dally and

unconsciousness. Her death was duo to a long-standing internal complaint.

Sho had lived in almost com- ploto retirement since the death of her husband, and was receiv-: JUNK MASTERS ON TRIAL. ing constant modical caro.

Reuter,

The case in which two junk masters aro charged with atoaling cassia oil the property of Messre. Botholho Bros. was commenced In his note of October 24th,

my at the Criminal Sosalons before Mr. Ramsay MacDonald observed army by this cruel murder of one the Chief Justice yesterday.”

Nobody who understands tho of its distinguished officors."

Mr. H. K. Holmes appoared fori constitution and relationships of With reference to the fact that the Crown and Mr. F. C. Jenkin:

PARIS OUTRAGE.

of

"George! Bring me a dozen

contro cut n oysters, with turb t to follow, and tell the chof to put me

nice point- stoak with platty of fat."

on

"Sorry, sir, but I can't allow you steak if you have turbot !"

"But dash it! I'm fainishing.

I've boon doing contangoes all the lament over a clutch of eggs

morning!"

ho had secured. Unfortunately, "Vory sorry, air, but the the Professor overlooked that fact Association is vory strict about romarkable ornithological gorging."

That cuckoos only lay the eggs of Henco "Well, nover mind the stonk, other birds.

the whon I'll have a cut from the joint and sitting at length hatched out he two bog."

was not a litle annoyed to find "Pardon ine, sir, but that also ho had been was ing his and the I cannot permit. Now, if you'd cow's time

a brood of bo content with six oysters and ostriches-birds that are unhappily a soused hercing, maybe I could songlese.

small cutlet to allow you follow="

a

But the stockbroker has rushed angrily out to seek a "Good Pull- Up for Carmon."

over

"When cooked (rūns an articlo entitled "Country Cookery" in a contemporary) young stinging- nettles can hardly be disting- ushed from spinach." Excopt, of course, by thỏ fact that young

don't stinging nettlos

rhyme The labour marked just now is showing a domand for women workers. This should be a great relief for the working, man who has woll nigh tired himself to death looking for a job for his missus.

V: PROFESSOR PIFFLINGER

KOTTENHLEITER.

GREEK OFFICIAL SHOT.

Ás throatoned in another the Communist International will two separate appointments have defended, doubt its intimate connection and boon made in Cairo, to two posts The ovidence showed that No.

Paris Nov. 21. A weather export hes, I seo, paragraph, I present you this contref with the Soviet Govern, hitherto held by the Sirdar, it is 2 tallyman was invited.to boating

Tho Greok naval attache, already forecasted a wet summer week with the salient features: mont, and he further observed authoritatively pointed out that excursions six successivo | Papaloxipoules, has boon shot in for next year. Somehow I man-in the life of :- Chat No tiovernment could ever they are more or loss temporary, nights prior to the day on which the stomach and dangerously not think that this sort of pro- tolerate an arrangement with and no polition! significance the oil was to be shipped on the wounded by another Grook at phecy calls for an export. foreign government whereby the should be attached thereto. 8.R. City of Rangoon. On the the Greek Consulate. latter is in formal diplomatic ro-Reuter,

fourth day it was suggested to The assailant was arrested, and

Great interest has been evokel Bora 1835 si Poiztausond, in lations of a correct kind with it.)

him he should assist the theft af gave his name as Verikals, an in archaeological circles by the the Duchy of Donner and whilst, at the same time a pro-

of Mr. announcement A dumdam bullot, with doli-oil by sitting down and doing ex-officer of the Grock Army.

Cecil Blitzon. At age of 2 astonishod pagandist body, organically con barato cuts across the top, was nothing while water was being The motive is believed to be nested with that foreign govern extracted from the Sirdar's body, substituted for oil. The tallyman personal one.→Reuter, ment, encourages and even orders the subjects of the former to plot and another similar one was dis-reported the conversations to his

and that the whole contents are a tissue of absurdities. Mr. Chan berlain sags that His Majesty's Government cannot accept those assertions, which are disproved by reference to official publications and the Soviet press.

and plan revolutions for its over. AUTHENTICITY OF LETTER, throw. This is true, and the Soviet Government will do well to weigh The Foreign Secretary con-carefully the consequences of

tinues:

'But it is unecos ignoring this pronouncement.' sary ta onter into details Reuter,

OPIUM CONFAB.

TROTSKY UNDER A

Cairo, Nov, 21.

|covered in the car.

senior and a trap was laid for the prisoners,

The trial was continued this

P. & O. MALOJA.“

Several arreste are reported. but beyond finding two wilnesses! who believe they could recognise morning and is still proccoding.

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BURMESE RIOT.

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Firth's discovery, near Cairo, of his parents by talking hierogly- two stone tomb-chapela erected phics instead of his native tongue. 6,400 years ago-the earliest stone buildings known. Natural- ly that ominont Egyptologist, Professor Piflinger Rottenblei- tor, whose biography I publish this wook, has found a good don two of the miscreants, nothing tangible appoara to have boon

LASCARS TO THE RESCUE to say, ohiofly of a controversial accomplished hitherto,

nature, upon the mattor. In the ourront number of the Plumber's FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.)

Melbourne, Nov. 21.

and Gasfitter's Illustrated Weekly Ordere have boon insuod muk-

Mr. Justice Powers has called ho openly expresses his scepticism ing most imposing arrangements!

compulsory conferenco on that the above aro the oldest for the Sirdar's funeral to-morrow, STIFF TERMS FOR PRIESTS November 22nd. of represent stone buildings known. Ho feels

The escort will comprise a re-

atives of the Victorian Stovedores certain that many of the boarding. giment of cavalry, a battery of

Rangoon, Nov. 21.

Association and the Peninsular houses in which he has stayed: horso artillery, a

of The trial of four

Buddhist and Oriental Company, in con- during his visits to London show- infantry, a detachment of Air priest and one layman in connection with the tying up of the ad unmistakablo signs of being of Force mon from the British army, nection with the attacks on Mr... Maloja-Router

Melbourne, later. Riga, Nov. 21.

a squadron of cavalry, a pack and Mrs. Gleason last month, has!

Laccar ccamon have unloaded of Moscow battery company, and infantry resulted in the discharge of the he no plenary sitting of the second Communists has considered a ro- from the Egyptian army, while priest, the sentencing of another the Maloja's mails. The P. & O. Oplum Conference to-day.

port by Kamonetin on Trotsky's cavalry, artillerymon, Infantry to sovon years' rigorous imprison-agents are confident of a settle It is fonrod that the prosent recent conduct, and has passed a men, onginesss and an armoured ment, and the sentencing of mont at to-morrow's conference. conference is also destined to end rosolution in favour of taking de-car company will line the route. the other three men to five years-Reuter.

NATIONS STILL DISAGREE.

[Gonova, Nov, 21. Owing to the fact that the busi- 1 noss committee has hitherto been

inable to agree regarding the pro- gramme for discussion, thore will

in daadlock owing to the op- position by a number of Statos to the American suggestions AS, TO- gards the Japanono altitudo ovor the import certificatos, whence the deadlook at the rat conforence

arose.

Reuter learns there is no sign of the conflicting partios modify- ing their, attitudo, and further- more that offorts are being made at Tokyo to induce Japan to re- consider this standpoint.--Reuter.

UNSIŅKABLE.

WASHINGTON DEFIEN

TEXAS.

CLOUD.

THREAT TO COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL.

The conference

battalion

The artillery will fire soventeon rigorous imprisonment.-Reuter, rounds at minuto intervala.

Four Colonele, an Air Com. modoro, two Liout. Colonals and a Major will act as pall-bearers; and the procession will include re- prosentative military ofloors of

EVANS MURDER.

A

FOOD PRICES.

GEM

tho

much earlier dato, as slao did the food--ospecially the oggs and tho shopherd's pio.

Coming from 80 erudito

This, coupled with the insistence which ho called for specialist this contention cannot with

mummy," dotermined be lightly dismissed. It is to the patient research of Prof. Rotten choice of a career for him, and in bleiter that wo owo the discovery 1850 be was sent to Egypt in the of the eye of Cleopatra's needle. charge of a trustworthy Scarab a discovery worth its weight 10 to study Egyptology on the spot. gold; and until the learned gen-In his zoal he dug up the whole tleman has been afforded opport- Sabera in his search for the unity to visit the tomb-chapala original bull-rushes which shel- and examine the pow-holdoratared Moser, and was subse- quently recommended for doport- register the matter of their an tiquity should be regarded as ation. His discovery, however, |sub judice.

of the mummified big tes of Ho- Ki-Po-Ki 11, in the boot-cupboard Ruiz and Garola, the canviotad

An official communique. saya A tramp. I see, was recently of Shephoard's Hotel, re-instated Chamber are to stand in the assassing of Mrs. Evans, have

sppealed for nullification of their the Government has decided to sentenced at a London Polles him in the favour of the Egyptian Opora Square as the cortogo trial on the ground of irregular-appoint a Royal Commission, Court to fourteen days' bard Government, and he was there- under the chairmanship of Sir labour for stooping in a dog after allowed to pursue his in- undor medical Auckland Goddos, to invoatigate konnol.. I can only hope that this vestigations the disparity of prices received will be a lesson to him to engage observation. To the literature of by producere with those paid by a bed at the Savoy in future. Egyptology he has contributed.

both the British and Egyptian CONVICTED MEN APPEAL. GOVERNMENT COMMISSION armies. Egyptian civilian officials, will accompany the procession for ono-third of the journey,

Members of the Sonato and

passos; and Cabinot Ministars

are to attend the service in All

Saints Church.-Reuter

NUMBER OF ARRESTS.

Cairo, Nov, 21. Hitherto twenty persons have boon arroatod and are mostly discharged Budan employees, ac- cording to the newspaper Rawka

Moxico City, Nov. 21.

itlos-Renter.

FRENCH LOAN IN AMERICA.

Norfolk, Virginia. Nov, 21.

Paris, Nov. 21. cisive steps against Trotsky's El-Chark, which states that ono The U. 9. drosdnought Wash- alloged attempts to rekindle rocont young man, arrested as an AO. The Chamber has adopted a ington was submitted to-day to discussions and continue the complico, unsuccessfully tried to Bill authorising the Government another severe bombardment by struggle against the party organs interview Gir Lee Stack on to raise a loan through the the battleship Texas, but the pro-and Communist International, November 18th," "and" mado Amorioan bankers Morgans of a instiles failed to ponotrate the which threatens the party unity, enqut about the Sirdar'a hundred million dollars, at seven Fall* Reuter's American Service, Router

moveis-Reuter."

per cont-Reuter,

APPOINTED.

London, Nov. 21.

consumors in respect of articles of food for gonoral consumption. -Router.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchango 28, 4. 7/16 Lighting Up-Time 5.38 p.m.

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largely, his principal works boing

I have been greatly intorested The Worship of Isis: Strawberry in roading how a oanary brooder, and Vanilla (1864): Osiris of the lo - Bromerhaven, Germany, Liver its Treatment and Cure teaches canarios to sing liko (1860): Cat-Embalming for Be- nightingales. From the momont ginners (1885).

Returning to his native town. they are batobed the young birds aro subjected to the strains of a on his retiromont in 1907 he was gramophone reproducing the prosented by the inhabitants with notes of gonuine. nightingales, a piece of plate, half a tea-oup, When they are fledged they are and the freedom of the public: then placed nuar a vage of live wash house.