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that the Ottoman Empire was a menace and had to be broken up, they ought to have made quite sure

WORK IS THE INEVITABLE that the natives of the countries to CONDITION OF HUMAN LIFE, THE he mandated had no insuperablofTRUK SOURCE OF HUMAN WEL objection to those in whose hands FARE-Telstar.

the power of government was going The opening rate of the dollar to be placed. In other words, they on demand to-day is 2s. 4.7/16d. have achieved, very little to have

A public gardon in memory of driven out the Turk and to have the late Dr. Sun Yat-son is to bo embittered and inflamed the Syrians established in Swatow.

The

by putting in the French.

The second annual meeting of same thing, on a lesser seale, hus the Union Church, Kowloon, is happened in the case of the British to be held on Friday.

in Iraq, which country is now,

A universal week of prayer will apparently, fairly quiet, The be held in all the Churches in the Syrians have claimed and have Colony from January 3 to 9. voted for independence; they have)

Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., anked for that self-government and have issued their customary dosk that self-determination which was calendar for the coming year. the moral cry of the Alles in the

A lighter-maator was mulcted! Great War. But they have been in the sum of $5 at the Marine denied that self-government for the Court this morning for mooring time being because of high politica! outside five others alongside the

s.s. Bendali. We are wondering reasons.

The motor vessel Thalatta, of whether those reasons could not

the Norwegian Africa and Aus huve been satished and, at the same tralia Line, is leaving Singapore time, the Syrians have been given on 8th, instant, and is.oxpected

Mustard & Co.,Ltd. enough political freedom to satisfy to arrive here on or about the

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13th, instant.

It seems as though something has

A Christmas carol choir is be very badly gone astray with the hig international scheme of mandatesing gut together by St. Andrew's Church. It will tour Kowloon on controlled by the League of Nations two avonings during Christmas he week, and the proceeds will go to when a whole country unn BIRTH.

united in it rising against the focal charities. PINGURT. On December 6th, appointed administrators. We say The Observatory reports that

at French Hospital. Hong-

Pinguet, a daughter."

DEATH..

Sea

PRINCE IN FAROF.

An incident aboard H. M. S. Repulse in the one-uct furce, "The Bathroom Door," in which the Prince of Wales is seen as "the young lady with Liout. Skeltoh as "little Georgie "the boy who wants to be a sailor).

WOMEN'S SMOKING,

JAPANESE BISHOP'S VIEWS.

"Japan is years ahead of the

He at once

kong to Mr. and Mrs. P. M.4" whole country" advisedly, be- the unticyclone has again weaken United States in the matter of wo- men's smoking," said Bishop cause it is a mistake to think thated slightly, but fresh monsoon may still he expected along the the trouble in Syria is being caused south-cast coast of China and Joseph S. Motoda, first native dioccann of the Episcopal Church by a few bands of brigands; it is over the China Sea.

in Japan on the arrival in Phila- delphia recently. went to the Philadelphia Divinity School, 42d and Spruce streets, from which he was graduated in 1896. He is on his way back to Tokyo after attending the general convention in New Orleans. was one of the outstanding figures

MORRIS-On December 5th, a matter of the populace.

1925, David Alfred Morris, The spirit of Locarne" is aged 37 years, late 3rd

"Mausang phrase much in vogue at Engineer .8.

The Telegraph.

MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1925.

MORE TROUBLE.

the

Among the passengers who left a for San Francisco by the Pros- ident Pierce on Saturday was Mr. A. E. Dome, of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.. the well-known physical instructor and baseball player.

U. S. INCOME TAX.

THE LATEST PROPOSALS.

Washington, Nov. 2.

A tax cut considerably in excess of the $300,000,000 maximum aug-

gested by Secretary of the Trea- sury Mellon is in sight. Perhaps the reduction will run as high as $350,000,000, or even more.

President Coolidge, it was off- cially learned to-day, is hopeful that the reduction will exceed $300,000,000. He regards that figure as the minimum instead of Hethe maximum, but he believes no safe limit can be fixed until the completion of the budget for the coming fiscal year.

and ot 18 Splot Road,moment and it has come to mean Cardiff, South Wales. Funer-soraething quite real and valuable, al passes the monument at

Could not a lttle of the magnam-

News from Wachow states that 4 p.m. to-day the 7th inst.

mity, the sympathy, the mutual Kwangsi province will send the at the convention.

"The women of your country are understanding of that spirit be first batch of fifty students to the

Sun Wen University at Moscow, just beginning to amoke, while in brought to bear with much prot on Twenty of the successful candi- my land they are stopping." the "The young this question of administering mandates in the examiniation for that speaker continued. dated countries? Wouldn't it help purpose will be selected from lady who has gone through the Nanning and thirty from Wu-school system of Japan does not a great deal if there was a Conchow. It is said that the students often smoke to-day. She realizes ference between League of Nations will proceed to Moscow together that it is injurious and often feels that it is a sin. Smoking is still representatives and representatives with the students from Canton.

done to a large extent, however, That a heavy wooden mast among the socially lower class.

"While I was visiting Bishops In Judging by the latest news from of the non-self-governing countries is floating perpendicularly near Damuscus, it would seem that which have had their present Hainan Head, constituting a England, I was much surprised to danger in navigation, is reported have young ladies offer me ciga- there is going to be further fight-destiny fixed for them at post-war by the master of the s.s; Borneo. rettes in the very ing and bloodshed before the parleys? Syria needs sympathy and In his report he states that he Bishop.

help just as much as she needs passed the mast near the boncon taken the habit up to the extent

bearing south about three quar- they have." French military rule, and if anters of a mile off. The mest is attempt were made to appease her evidently well weighted at the change in the amount of crime in since he wea last by way of political readjustments, end, and he expresses the opinion this country that it comes from one of the here in 1920.

in succeed French authorities coming to peaceable terms with the native bands of Druses. There has

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of all the disgruntled communities

Movie Salaries.

house of the

Your country has not

The Bishop said he could see no

The style of dress

have more,

Mr. Coolidge, the White House the stated, is not convinced that final figures will necessitate hold- ing the reduction within the limit the

set by the Secretary of Treasury.

The President's opinion is shared by members of the House Ways and Menns Committee. Republican so well as Democratic. They wore somewhat surprised at the conser- vatism of Secretary Mellon when he said: "It seems to the Treasury that we should keep this figure of $260390,000 to $300,000,000, as the goal of our tax reduction." Henco they have been gratified to learn that the White House did not lock apon Mr. Mellon's figures as a final, unalterable maximum

of

been a warning issued to the

Democratic members of the com“. notables of the celebrated Maidant

a great deal more would be accom- many sunken wrecks in that of women has changed little, he

mittee favour cutting taxes beyond thought. quarter that if they do not keep the plished than will ever be by way vicinity.

"Generally speaking," he said, the $400,000,000 mark. Represen- quarter Free from bands, the of bombardments. That is how the

"you have just as much crine in tative John Garner; of Texas, rank-. authorities will bumbard it. There situation must appeal to those whoplete liquor, prohibition in the this country as we have in Japan. ing Democratic member; is urging The reduction of $450,000,000 or |has already been heavy fighting instand outside and look on--to these United Statos has accumulated Perhaps you

until nobody can take the claims masses in Japan are better educat- $500,000,000, to accomplish which one of the up-country districts, and who see most.

of the prohibitionists seriously.ed than they are in America, or he would spread the Federal debt Reuter further tells us that the

The net result of the restriction in any other part of the world, payments over a longer term has been the creation of rings of excepting in Scandinavia. Ninety-years. Senate Democrats, notably population of the Hauran district

The lad who, bearing of the fillicit producers, widespread cornine per cent of the children be- Senator King, of Utah, are talking have been deterred from joining the'

fabulous salary carded by Charlie Eruption, and constant smuggling tween 6 and 12 years old go to about a reduction of $500,000,000.

Voicing the more conservativo rebellion owing to French aero-Chaplin, thinks the way of life activities. People have been, and school.".

The Bishop was graduated from trend of opinion at the capital, planes having heavily bombed the will be made smooth for him if he are being, poisoned with bad

The Kenyon College,

0. in 1891. Chairman Green to-day indicated becomes a cinoma actor, or the liquor. at a high price, villages. From all the latest news girl, inspired by stories of the big authorities have had to create a From 1891 until 1898 he studied that the reduction would be some- and from what we have been told money earned by Mary Pickford, army of preventivo men and at the Divinity School here, andre in the neighbourhood of previously, it is plainly evident that who thinks likewise, many begin to huge system of coastal patrols in the next two years at the Uni-50,000,000.

versity of Pennsylvaníu. The revise their opinions when they All this is costing big sums of

The hearings before the Waya the revolt in Syria is countrywide.ourn the truth regarding movie monoy, and there must noces University gave him the degree and Means Committee were

luded to-day and the actual fram- extending from Jebel Druse right salaries, which have just been sarily be a call on the pockets of of doctor of letters,

While he was a student in ing of the nex tax Legislation will up into Lebanon, which Reuter says made public hy investigators at individual taxpayers to bour the Dospite these facts, Los Angeles. From the report expense. is now free from insurgents. made it appears that whilst the one could look upon the whole Philadelphia he was employed in begin to-morrow in executive ses a department store measuring cus- sion. Chairman Green predicted amongst cinema business as worth while were

Ir that the bill would be completed Every man who knows the history famous folk

actors and actresses are rich, as statistics to prove a diminution tomers for suits of clothes. of Syria during and singe the wars the case with leaders in all in crime, or in any other way that way he paid a large part off by Thanksgiving Day and would be must be asking himself whether it fother arts, the stories of fabulous suggest that prohibition has be- his expenses. was for such a cnsummation as we wages at the studios are not borne inefitted the average American But there is nothing It is discovered [citizen. out by fact. are now witnessing that British that the studios employ 50,000 substantial to show that this has An altogether troops, aided by French, drove out porsone, and their total salaries been the case.

come to $75,000, so that the avor sorry state of affairs threatens to the Turks. We are not suggesting age wage works out at $1,500 arise, and the "modorates"

Arc

A nows!

LOCAL HOCKEY.

The following team has been

con-

ready to receive consideration of the House at the opening of the seunion. He believes the House will dispose of it before the Christ- mas holidays.

SECRETARY MELLON'S SCAGE. Here is the way Socretary Mel- lon's latest revised schedule of

Present

fur one moment that the French year, or about $30 a week. That gaining a larger following every selected to present the Navy normal tax rates would affect the Jare doing anything but properly is, of course, close, on $300 day in their plea for a partial against the East Surreys, in a (Mex) a month-by no means a removal of restrictions as regards administering or attempting to hign salary even in such a place boor and light wines. That in-hockey match at the U.S.R.C.average married taxpayer with no administer this country which has as Hongkong. The report further creusingly appears to be the only round this ovoning: Garwood; dependents other than his wife,

Henderson: Floot, Androws, Net heen mandated to them, or that they statos that even this average hope for offective control of Beatty, Emley King, Simpson, according to Treasury actuaries:

would be much lower so far as alcoholic indulgence. are gaining anything out of it, or the general run of actors and ac-cable announces an appeal by Sillitos, Nicholson, and Wilson. exploiting it, or anything of that treason were concerned were the the prohibitionists for the moral huge salaries of cortain big people support of the Popo in their anti-

Five boatpeople were severally kind. The same kind of thing omitted from the list. Facte like liquor campaign. One can ap-

to correct sorve

many prociate, and applaud, their great fined $3 at the Marine Court this would possibly be happening if the theso British were administering, or wrong impressions amongst those motive; but looking at the morning for dragging the bed of who look at matters superficially. practical side of the matter it fathe harbour without permission any other Western Power were in Boiled down, they imply that, a question whether they have of the Harbour Master.

St. Andrew's Church magazine .10,000. 207.50 155,00 charge. But we do suggest that generally speaking, big salaries not succoeded merely in driving go according to talent, whether the vico underground. They have

to President Coolidge says:-There will not boa Watch- For each dependent the Treas something is wrong with the man- the calling. bo that of the actor or written

urging "botfor enforcement of night Service on Now Your's sury would allow $500 deduction dating system when a whole coun-of any other walk in life.

tho liquor laws."

That alono Eve. The nolao. of Chinese crack-from income instead of $400, but Carries, its own proof of their ore ronders a service quite im-would make allowance this your try is up in revolt against its super-

The Prohibition Tragedy.

practicable.

for earned facomo. friposed rulers. If the Allies felt Evidence of the failure of com-tragic failure.

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