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Bent Noto to M, Karakhan demanding that ho leave China, and adding that after the entry

UNCERTAINTY AND EXPECTA of the Mukden troops into TION ARE THE JOYS OF LIFE. Poking the Soviet "Ambassador's SECURITY IS AN INSIPID THING. personal safety could not be Congreve guaranteed. Thosó developments,

The weather forecast up to noon with others that could be cited, to-morrow is:-B.E. winds, mode- show that the anti-Red move-rate fair, ment in Chine is guining ground

On Thursday next, boing Ascen- day by day, in which connection son Day, there will be a Celebra the recent coming together of tion of the Holy Communion in Marshal Wu and Marshal Chang the Peak Church, at 8 a.m. may be regarded as a by-product

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

VIEWS ON RECONSTRUCTION

OF COUNCIL

NAM WAH" HELD,

MASTER AND CREW ARRIVE HERE

Geneva, May 10.

Some time ago wo reported that? To-day's proceedings of the the s.8. Nam Wah had been hold committee on the composition of by the authorities at Tourans and

was not allowed to leave. the League of Nations Council,

The master of the se. Kasara, resulted in a general agreement which arrived from that port yes- that any modification in the terday, raports that he carried'ns Covenant was undesirable and passengers the master and crow that the rule that the Counell's of the Nam Wah, which was still H.M.S. Hawkins flagship of decisions must be unanimous of the growing popular "sentiment the China Station, returned to should be maintained. Reuter in the country.

Hongkong yesterday afternoon following the completion of her

southern oruise

The many friends of Mr. R. H Charles will regret to hear that

held

Auxy-le-Chateau, April 3- SYSTEM OF ROTATION. Mile. Augustino Touzot

colebrating her 1038 birthday. Geneva, May 10,

Rolatives, the Mayor and Viscount Cecil opened the pro- Counollors, called on hor and

The Soviet has undoubtedly overstepped the mark in China, and despite all protestations to the contrary, it would seem that

ceedings of the committee by em- drank her health. Whon Com he is at present in the French Phasising the importance of the plimented on her bobbed hair, Russia's leaders are becoming Hospital, suffering from malaria discussions, and the necessity of she said: "The secret of my aware of the fact. Indeed, it was and a soptic throat

avoiding anything in the shape longevity is to follow the of revolution. He declared that fashion," reported n short time back that

noon.

the Soviet Government, perceiv-It is advertised that the second the British Government was op annual meeting of the Hongkong posed to any violent changes in

Government feels the Council cân- ing the comparativa failure of Development and Savings Society, the composition of the Council. Bolshevik propaganda in China, Ltd., will be held at the City

Viscount Cecil further suggest-not be increased much beyond its intended recalling M. Karakhan Hall, on Wednesday, May 19, at ed a system of rotation for non-present size, and it throws out the permanent members of the Coun-suggestion that Members of the The intention of the Saviot, it is

.cil:

League of Nations not permanent- stated, is now to concentrate The Australian-Oriental Lino. Signor Sciaboja (Italy) and ly represented on the Council rather more on the improvement 8. Changto arrived at Sydney Senhor Palancios (Spain) urged shall have an opportunity of parti-

on the afternoon of the 10th May, the necessity for unanimity in cipating in its work. of economic relations with China,This vessel left Hongkong on the Council decisions, and the former, The Commonwealth Government | by making Shanghai the centre of 23rd April and has only taken 17 while opposing too great an in-has grave doubts whether any Russo-Chinoso commercial activ-days on the voyage to Sydney.crease in the number of non-advantage is to be gained by lities. Whether this is a true!

permanent members, declared that adopting geographical divisions in In the Supreme Court at Pon- the making of the League of the election of non-permanent reflex of Soviet intentions, time ang on May 3, before Mr. Justice Nations into a super-State must members, furthermore the Com will show, but that there is a Brown, the decree nisi on the be avoided.

monwealth opposes any modifice- growing realisation on the part of divorce petition of Esther Keun This would to-day he

antion of the rule of unanimity in was made absolute and she was anachronism, he concluded.. respect of the decisions of the NICOL. At the Italian Convent Russia's loader that Communistic also granted the custody of the

PARTICIPATION IN WORK,

Council.Reuter. Hospital 3.30 p.m. yesterday, propaganda in China, together child.

In the course of the general Mrs. Maude Nicol, the dearly with blutunt interference in the beloved wife

M. Motta (Switzerland) has been: of Captain country's internal affairs, bas was knocked down by taxi No. the Goverment of the Common-elected chairman of the present

A Chinese, five years of age, discussion a communication from Thomas Reid Nicol. Tho funeral will pass the Monu-been carried too far, there can be 1273 in Queen's Road East wealth of Australia was distri-proccedings at Geneva. Reuter mont to-day at 5.30 p.m. little if any doubt.

yesterday. He received injuries buted embodying, "the views of Senhor Thomas Lebreton to his forehead, and was sont Australia in regard to the com- (Argentina). wasappointed, the to the Government Civil Hospital, position of the Council. It sug-Chairman of the Commitee for the where he was not detained....

gested that the Council should Re-organisation of the League still consist of permanent and won-Council. The same delegate is permanent members, but that the vice Chairman of the League permanent scats should be re- Council and he decided upon the; stricted to the Great Powers, in-principle of holding sittings. cluding Germany.. The Australian publicly-Router.

The Telegraph.

TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1926.

RUSSIA IN CHINA.

238 Years Ago. Earl Balfour's' reminder that it On the application of Revenue ia 238 years ago since there was Officer Lannigan, 540 rounds of a revolution England serves to antmunition, which were found illustrate the soundnessofthe basis unclaimed on board the Empress on which the British Govern-of Canada on the 6th. instant, mont rosts. And although, the were ordered to be confiscated by word "revolution" has been ap- Mr. J, H. B. Nikill this morning. plied to the general strike which

SWIES CHAIRMAN.

The Very Idea!

He walked past it a few times, "While it may be true that abftually, sauntered in and addressed sente makes the heart grow fonder, the elderly woman in charge who it is very ofton true that it makes no longer retained any traces of it grow fonder of somebody else." youthful beauty nor was she smi-

able. Mrs. Maloney"Oi wan to buy.

"This the Woman's Exchange?** he drawled.

is now being waged at Home by A house boy in the employ of Wo hotics from the reports of the misguided leaders of the Major Fynch, of No. 2, Armend gatherings recently held in Trades Union Congress it is not Building, Kowloon, was fined $3 a revolution in the sense that by Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Moscow that the Soviet is now such a term is generally applied Kowloon Magistracy this morn busy endeavouring to show that and understood. There is no ing for dopositing house refuse M. Karakhan, the Russian armed rising by the people on the pavement opposite Obser- Ambassador to China, is really against either the King or the vatory Villas.

Government, and we all know!

Here is a thought for wives who forebears are not matters of vital the friend of China and that he how unthinkable sucli u proceed-

The Hongkong Tea House leave their husbands and go traips- concern to has never had the least intentioning is to the average Britisher. Union has again called a meeting ing off to summer resorts, while

A rangy Kentuckian while walk- of interfering in the affairs of that The Revolution of 1688-the last to discuss the petitioning of the hubby works and swelters at home,

that England has known-was a Government, requesting that the It comes from no less a person ing the streets of Louisville one country. In a speech before the very different affair. James the employment, of waitresses in than Mr. Justice Swift, one of the day noticed a sign on a building Central Executive Committee of First, heedless of the fate which Chinese toc houses should be high dignitaries of the British which said, "Woman's Exchange." the Soviet Republics, M. Litvinoff, had overtaken Charles I and of prohibited in order to protect the courts:res the Vice Commisary for Foreign marked the reign of Charles II,

the religious quarrels which had waitore livelihood.

Affairs, declared, that Russia openly attempted to restore the

The motor vessel Malayan strictly adheres to the principle Catholic faith, penal laws against

Catholice were dispensed with Prince is due in Hongkong on of non-interference in the internal

and James finally issued a De- the 13th. instant from Shanghai. affairs of China, and that "M. claration of Indulgence, which This vessel, which is the first of

fleet or five new motor ships, a mirror.". Karakhan is the true interpreter set aflame the opposition of will inaugurate the Prince Line Clerk A hand-mirror, ma'am?" country which had embraced Profast motor vessel service to and of that policy."

testantism. Following the arrest from the U. S." Atlantic Coast mirror."

Mrs. Maloney"No; & face Unfortunately for the Soviet of seven Bishops who dared to pro- loaders, however, that is not the

One of our best known judges prevalent impression in China of

the acquittal of the Bishops The following vessels are ex- has a fondness for brevity which He looked at her again, then the Russian attitude towards the which took place publicly ut pected to be in wireless com- he embraces every opportunity of around the room, changed his chew of tobacco from the right to tog country. Were it so, wo should Hounslow. As a heir was at that munication with Hongkong to leading others to seex also.. hear nothing of the frequent time born to James and as it day--Van Cloon, Malwa, Pres-During the hearing of a certain left check and edged toward the doniands which hayo been made would be educated in the Catholic panas, Tjibosar, Angers, Hai-away at what seemed likely to be

appeared certain that the child ident Polk, Tanda, Tripitz, Tji- caso one of the counsel prosed door. Once sufo in the doorway he remarked: "Wal, I thought, we of late for the recall of M. Kara- faith, William of Orange, the ching, Kaohku Maru, Songbo, an interminable length, until his might do business, but I reckon I'll

not change." khan, whose activities us the head husband of Mary who up to that Anhui, Shantung, Tikandi, Lai Lordship, becoming utterly weary time had been hair to the throne, sang, Bandong Maru and Kitano of the proceedings, looked towards of the Russian propagandists in

was invited by powerful loaders Maru.

the speaker, and gently Inquired China have brought him into to come to England, and to

what day it was. The question considerable disrepute amongst contest by battle the rights of

Justice Gay of the Now York was so unexpected that the barris- succession. William landed in the growing section of Chinese November and before the end of order whereby Barbara Harrison, ment at the questioner.

Supreme Court has signed an er looked a while in sheer amaze-" who are beginning to see that the year James had flod, leaving youngest daughter of Francia Tuesday, me lud," he replied, underneath its protestations of William and Mary to assume the Burton Harrison, former Govern- when he had recovered from his desiring to "help China," the Throno. But they first had to sign or General of the Philippines, surprise. Soviet is playing its own political game at the expense of that

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test, there was open disaffection Ports and the Far East.

and evan James army cheered

a Declaration of Right, which will receive $2,500,000, from the Ah, yes, quite do, responde made the Bovereign more or less estate of her mother, the first the judge, in his suavest tonee. figure-head and put the real wife of ex-Governor Harrison; "You see, I only just wanted to country.

power of government into the Other heirs have previously to mention that I shall not be sitting brands of Parliament. This mark-ceived their portions. M. Karakhan's conception of od very distinctly a new era in

after next Saturday." non-interference in the affairs the English constitution, and it is

the constitutional right of govern of China may be gathered from a

ment by parliamentary institution rocent report stating that ho had which is in England to-day boing despatched #11 emissary To upheld against the threat of an Marshal Wü Pei-fu advising him organised opposition.

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Amsterdam that he might bo.able to defeat Mr. Rabort Loslic, just rotired Berlin tho Fongtion troops. To that from the position of superintend- Copenhagen. overture, Marshal Wu is stateding engineer of the Peninsular &enna....

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Helsingfors to have replied soverely rebuking was entertained by a few of his Buenos Aires

Yokolima tho Soviet Ambassador for his old steam engineering friends" at intorference in Chinese affairs, the Jules Restaurant, London, New York

whon howas prosented with u as well as for his Communistic silver salvor hearing facsimile Stockholm propaganda, which is contrary to signatures of the donors, The Oslo the Sino-Russian Agreement, It presentation was made by Sir Prague Archibald Rose Mr, Leslie served Madrid

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is noteworthy, also, that Marshal continuously with the P. & 0; for Bomba Chang Tso-lin some weeks ago over 50 years,

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"Don't klus the. Book that su perstition is done away with, " Marlborough-street magistrale to witness,

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