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ON THE "PRESIDENT

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President Wilson included the

THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926.

GRAVE CRISIS IN THE CHANTRY HOUSE.

FRANCE.

then

(Continued from Page 1). sympathising with Europe's af following:

healties but the man in the street Mr. William Goldrick, à journalis of opinion that France does not ist of Los Angeles, Cal, on a busi want to pay. ness trip to Mania.

The Treasury has issued a state-

Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer and ment amounting to a flat contradic daughter, returning to Manila, tion, of Mr. Churchill's firures of where. Mr. Rohrer is connected British expenditure in the United with the Standard Oil Co.

States during the war. Some Mr. Earnest Hoffman, wife and politicians accuse Mr. Mellon of daughter, en route to Manila,excessive generosity in debt settle. where Mr. Hoffman is a prominentments, particularly the Italian business man.

debt-Reuter's American Service

Mr. Theodoro Lim. rattan mor. chant of Hongkong, returning from a business trip to America.

Mr. William K. Hoyt. assistante

Far East.

·RIVAL AMERICAN VIEWS,

New York, July 21, Europe naked and shivering in

SOLD TO AMERICA:

The Chantry House, Billericay, the sixteenth-century residence, of Christopher Martin, in which the Pilgrim Fathers assembled before embarking on the Mayflower, is the fourth of our historic buildings to

have been sold within the past year or so for re-erection in Ameri az The first to go was Warwick Priory. Agecroft Hull, and u fteenth- century gateway from Parliam Old Hall, followed.

Entertainments.

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"HOW BAXTER BUTTED IN"

Under the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act of 1913 the Commissioners of Works are empowered from time to time to cause to be prepared a list | {{ of such monuments as are reported by the Ancient Monuments Board tion of which is of national import- as being monuments the preserv 1-

anec, as well as such others as the Commissioners think ought to be included.

of the U.S. Trade Commissioner, a barrel while Mellon is coally on a business trip to Manila for wrapped in clothes consisting of the Government.

War Debt Bettlements and bank- Mr. F. Vogler, special represen tative of the Star Automobile Cor-notes, blandly remarking "You C. E. Warren & Co., Ltd.poration, on a business trip to the may keep the barrel is the sub-

To a representative of The Captain I. I. Yates, wife and ject of a cartoon. in the New York

Observer, who called yesterday "at family on their way to Cavite, World, which, in an accompanying the Office of Works, it was explain- where Captain Yates is stationed leader, says that Churchill's re-ed that inhabited houses cannot be with the U.S., Navy.

that buke, contained in his Commons scheduled, and

even if speech of July 19, is humiliating uninhabited it is

the Chantry House had been and fundamentally unanswerable. whether it

1 question would have been the finesse of a wild elephant" at importance. The paper adds that Mellon "with considered of sumcient nation- signed a public letter written pro spoiled it was pointed out, by It has been

modern alternations, very little of the original building now being

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Misses Helen Swinehart and Nancy Cleaver, Californians, who are making a tour of the Orient.

Mr. John Reiger, steward of the Majestic Hotel, Shankhai, Tinking

a vacation tour of the. Southernbably by some bureaucrat in the ports.

Treasury, which was wrong in

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Mr. B. Honig, a prominent curiofacts and nauseating in its protien-left. This type of sixteenth-century dealer from America on his annual sions at the generosity of the house, moreover, is not uncommon. buying trip to the Orient.

world. It concludes that Pres. Coin Essex; there are probably be Mrs. H. Cruyen, who will jota lidge's debt policy is merely timid two hundred in a better state of. Comdr. Craven at his China Staevasion to satisfy Congress. tion with the American Asiatie Fleet.

CHINA COAST OFFICERS.

THE LATEST CHANGES.

Sinikiang, is on. réserve,.

Captain D. Williams of the Kan- chow, has gone master, Sinking.

Caplain W. T. Hodge of the Hupeh, (has gone master, Känchow,

The Herald. Tribune takes the other side of the Inter-Allied. debt question, protesting that the tran- sactione with the Allies were above board and carried no Legal or moral pledge of cancellation. It declares that Britain refunded some debt as a matter of sound

FEVER1911 EXCITEMENT.

preservation, and from the orchuco- logical point of view more valuable. The further fact that it had not been starred by the Royal Commis- sion was regarded as conclusive that, from the official point of view," the Chantry House was not con- sidered "specially worthy of prescr- vation."

national policy whereby the 'n The house is described in the re- restoration to parity has been "greatly helped" and Britain's pori-port of the Royal Commission on tion as a great commercial cred-Historical Monuments as being ori- Captain J. E. Richards of the for nation strengthened. Reuters ginally one building of the central

American Service.

hall type, with north and south cross-wings and a south extensiou. It was built probably early in the sixteenth century,, but a floor has since been inserted in the hull, andi considerable modern alterations have been made. On the eust front the timber framing is exposed at the south end; the date, 1510, be been discovered when this was done. low the south gable is said to have

Captain J. R. Shearer, from reserve, has gone master, Szechten.

Captain F. A. Peningten, acting master, Ngankin, haa gone thief offieer, Wachang,

Captain R. Umplety of the "Linar, has gone master, Ngankin.

Captain T, Johnstone, from reserve, has gone master Linan,

Captain A. Glendinning of the Kwangse, has resigned.

Mr. J. McKinlay, second offer, Sinkiang, is on reserva.

!

Mr. H. E. Woodstack, second officer, Kansu, has gone second officer, Sin kiang..

Later.

Public interest in the debate was unprecedented in the history of the Republic. Tremendous crowds gathered outside the Palais and booed M. Herriot. There was Bourbon, shouted" "Dissolution!"

burst of cheers when the result of the division was announced. Police were requisitioned to keep jordér and the atmosphere was one

of feverish excitement,

In the upper floor of the south wing are two blocked two-light win- dowys divided vertically by iron bars, and in the roof over the con- tral block is a gabled dormer.. In- side the building some of the tim- ber construction is exposed. The two blocked doorways in the north wall of the south cross-wing sug- gest this to have been the buttery.

Prior to the adjournment, M. Demonzie asserted that if the Chamber did not pass the bill deal ing with the Morgan credits he Mr. T. J. Grege, Heconocer, would personally take the respon Shantung, his gone second officer sibility of authorising the Bank to Mr. A. Sühnson, second officer, sell part of the loan in order to Kashing, has gone second officer, save the Bank suspending pay with sixteenth-century panelling, Shantung

Wuhu.

Wing.

"The ground-floor room is lined

Mr. P. Bell, chief engineer, Hupch,ments on the Treasury's account, and the two disused doors are is deceased.

even if he were afterwards arpilled in a similar manner, Mr. L L. Foxall, from leave, has raigned by the High Court. gono second officer,, King Yuan.

Mr. W. Hoyle, second officer, Hut chow, has gone third officer, Taikoo

Wan Yi,

Mr. S. Macpherson, second officer, Fatshun, has gone second officer Huthow.

Mr. E. J. Plowright, from enve has gone second officer, Entaha

Mr. J. R. Forster, third offlear, Fashan, has gone second officer, Kiukiung.

Mr. O.. Fox chief officer, Chinhua, has gone chief officer, Taming.

Mr. D. C. Jones, chief officer, Tuming

gone, chief officer

ка

Chinhuu.

Mr. A. H. Finnic, second officer, Luchow, hay gone, second officer, Tientsin.

Mr. C. Fletcher, aegoad officer, Lee. sang, has gone Kwalsang,

MEG. A. R. Powell, third officer, Hangsang, has, gone second officer,

M. Poincare is at present a A warm favourite for the "Premier ship.-Reuter.

POINCARE CONSENTS,

Later.,

At 130 this morning, M. Poi enre accepted the President's in- vitation to form a Cabinet. Reuter.

AN EMERGENCY COMMITTEE,

Paris, July 22, M. Poincare's Government will

late seventeenth-century," moulded-wood cornice runs found the room, and by the fireplace is a panelled cupboard of the same date,. with segmental head and archivolt, supported by fluted pilasters with is some sixteenth-century panelling, moulded caps. In the room above

and a late seventeenth-century cornice and fireplace, On the same floor are two.battened doors and a sixteenth-century door,

with wrought-iron cock's-head hinges.

Except this and the three monu-.

J. H. Telfer, third offer,Finance Minister to arrange societies replied that no buildings Mr. Chipshing, has gone third officer, agreement Hangang

most likely ba in the nature of in mente already mentioned, "few of Emergency Committee, compared our historic buildings have been re- of only half-a-dozen Ministers, moved to America. Inquirics were he night sitting of the Chamber made some time ago by the Society adopted the B authorising the for the Preservation of Ancient:

Buildings, and ten archaeological with the Bang of historic interest hnd ever been under which the Minister will - return

removed from their districts; two to the Bangun others recalled two cases many currencies. held by Treasury, and also authorising a great danger than the entire years ago. It la considered that

Mr. J. M. Anderson, chief officer, Kwalsang, is on reserve,

Mr. A. J. Begley, chief engineer, the Kingwo, is an reserve.

the

Mr. D. Anderson, chief engineer, increase in the limits of the noto removal of such buildings from this Yathing, has gone chief ongineer, Kingwo

issue by a sum corresponding to country is the damage to which they Br. J. Gunn, chief engineer, Foo-the salo currencies, which will be ahing, has gone chief engineer; Yat- shing.

Mr. C. Ross, chief engineer, Kwong- sang, is on reserve.

Captain R. Hughes of the Fuhwo, is on reserve.

Mr. W. W. Armes, second officer, Isinchi, has gone second officer Hisin. Kiangteen.

carried out.-Reitor.

Havre, France, June 11-Cham pague can be obtained anywher in the United States if enoug money is planked down, according

are Hable from persons who wish to use the valuable old materials they contain.

KWANGTUNG FLOOD.

Mr. G. Innes, second officer, Hsin to Count Chandon-Moet and M. BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS Kiungteen bus gone second officer, Henri Moet, representatives of tha Mr. G. Boyle has been appointed famous champagne family, on

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Mr. D. T. Lewis, acting master,ed to America as formerly," they Derwent, has gone chief officer, same sald, "but a large quantity gets

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