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It has doubtless been noticed that there has been an avalanche of panicky articlos in the Home papers recently about diamonds and their present and future mar- ketable value, in other words the pessimist has been at work with the ery There are too many din monds on the market."
TREATY REVISION QUESTION.
Peking, June 24. Mr. Pan Fu outlined the n Cabinet to-day to foreign pressmen.
The Promier emphasized that the main purpose of the Cabinet was to complete the task of climinating communism. At the same time' State business of other kinde wultid not be neglected. Efforts would be made to concentrate supreme mili- tary power in the Central Govern-
the
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8 Projection of a lock.
Black.
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Type of boat.
11 Romantic.
To moo.
To cling.
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20 Dread,
23 Student at West Point.
24 To plungo suddenly in water.
20. Abbreviation for railroad,
In many instances the writers ont and regulate military expendi- ture so that soldiers would be paid of these articles know ttlo or nothing about the conditions in the direct by the Government instead of by individual commanders. It was diamonds trade, and they have thus hoped that uniformity would caused a certain amount of panic be re-established and maintained in Amongst the possessors of dia- the training, organization and com- mond-set jowollery, who are bemand of all armies. ginning to wonder whether there. The appearance in China of social will be any appreciable fall in the and economic changes similar to value of their jewellery in the near those produced in Western countries future. It is a similar cry to that by the introduction of machinery which was made when the cultur- rendered re-distribution of adminis- 12 ed pearl was first put on the mar-trative functions advisable and, in 13
An article of furniture consist- 15 ket by Mikimoto a few years ago reorganizing the administrative ing of four legs and a top. and which has proved to be quite machinery, the Cabinet was taking 14 Tumultuous disturbance caused 19 unfounded, as high grade pearls stops to reduce staffe to a minimum by three or more persons. now command a far greater figure and cat expenses to the bone.
15 To drink dog fashion. then previously, Too much re- As regards foreign relations, the 17 Present. lance should not be placed on Government's fundamental purpose, 19 Heavenly body having a long 28 scares of this description.
said Mr. Pan Fu, was realization of
nebulous train. the demand of the people that China 21 Adverbial negative. should secure a place of full equal- 22 Exists. ity in the family of nations. On 23 Fawned. the other hand, the Government 25 3.1410. fully realized that conditions in 26 Hurrah! China were such that the Powers 27 To decay. wers faced with certain difficulties 29 To sot. in endeavouring to meet China's Injury to the flesh."
32 Before. wishes in the matter of Treaty re- 39 Aurora, vialon. The Government would do 34 Exultant. its utmost to remedy these condi- 38 tions and exert its efforts towarda 41 securing a revision of the treaties 42 by friendly negotiation instead of 44 by sudden, forceful cancellation. 45 Protection would be afforded to the lives, property and to the legitim- Interests of foreigners ate carrying on their proper acti- under the present villes
At the same time the treaties.
It may not be generally known that the great syndicate which practically controls the whole of the diamond fields in South Africn has already safe-guarded itself against any possible fall in the price of diamonds, and that for diamonds of the first water there will always be a steady demand and prices will have the tendency to rise even higher than they are to-day.
There has been a great influx of stones, in the rough, on to the Continental markets recently from now folds, which after, having been turned over to the cutters in Amsterdam have turned out to be more or less worthless, in so much as they are full of laws and when cut are practically lustreleas, so that they stand no chance what- Government expected the Powers to ever of taking the place of, or be-be ready to meet them in a friendly ing compared to, the first class spirit so that the treaties might be diamonds which are mined in revised on a basis of mutual equal-
ity and reciprocity. South Africa.
Indiscriminate Digging.
In accordance with ancient cue- tom, said Mr. Pan Fu, examinations of Civil Service candidates would The South African Government take place at intervals of three has recently brought a Bill before years or so: Officials after this its Parliament which prohibits in-would be fully protected in the discriminate digging for diamonda. exercise of their duties in accord- There was for a time. a certain ance with the law. Superiors would amount of indiscriminate digging not possess the right of arbitrary on the part of owners of farm employment and dismissal. lands who were eagerly searching on their plots for diamonds which might have resulted in the world markets being flooded and the most important, if not the greatest, industry in South Africa would have been ruined.
The Premier concluded by saying that "unfortunately there have been some cases in the past where & practice has arisen whereby officials arrest and punish people without the, process of the law, and illegal taxes and unlawful levies have been In spite of the large Russian put into effect at various places. market being closed in 1914 and Actions of this kind not only violate most of the stones in Russia, in-the basic rights of the people as cluding the Crown Jewels, being given by Heaven and guaranteed by dumped on to the Continental and the law, but also form a serious others markets after the War, and handicap to social and economic pro- la accordance with the or- the fact that one of the best East-gress. CALLern markets for diamonds of first ders of the Tayuanshuni (General- water, viz: Japan, has been more issimo) and its own desires, the new or less closed for the last two or Cabinet will spare no effort to three years cwing to the heavy eliminate such abuses wherever they Since the final sover- Luxury Tax of 100 per cent im- may occur. posed by the Japanese Government eignty in the Republic rests with -it is to be noticed that there is a the people and in their popular will scarcity of fine-quality diamonds as expressed through the law, all Capetown, June 2-Mr. Billy Kil-of a carat und over and that the officials, whatever their rank, must price of these stonen has risen be subject to the established legal" patrick, the Capetown dental me something like 20 per cent, during regulations. The new Government
will enforce this principle." chanic-formerly of Leeds-who the last eighteen months or so, drew Call Boy, the Derby winner, Diamonds of inferior quality in the Calcutta Sweepstake, has such as yellow, brown and hadly.
MAN WHO DREW
BOY.
BEGGING LETTERS, TWO OFFERS OF MARRIAGE.
With a view to cutting down the
received hundreds of begging let-flowed stones are fairly abundant cost of living in Peking, Yu Chin- on the market, and can be picked pu and others are promoting the ters and two offers of marriage.
up for a very low price, as the de-organisation of the Peking Citi- He says he will go to England mand for these stones is very small zens' Yung Kang Co. with a capital to settle an income on his mother, and they are only used in cheap of $800,000. The company will first deal in rice, flour, oil and coal who lives at Milnthorpe, Westmor and inferior jewellery. land, and will then return to South Africa to continue his occupation
48 a dental mechanic.
The greatest demand for good and later in other daily necessities. quality brilliants of all sizes, es-lts plan is based upon a system pecially a carat and over, is frum of co-operative buying from the America, notwithstanding that producing regions which will patrons to escape there is a heavy import duty into enable ita Mr. Kilpatrick-who has gone that country.
the grasp of profiteers. Shares of into hiding to avoid the impor
It may be seen from the forego-the company are being offered for tunities of beggars, share-sellers,ing that the fortunate possessors subscription by Feking residents. and other fortune-hunters-sold to of diamond jewellery in Hongkong| -
a group of five local residents a and elsewhere may rest assured have the satisfaction of knowing half-share in the winning ticket. that their past purchases of dia- that they have behind them the Ho'thus received £84,000 (half of monds have not declined and will South African Government (whose the first prize of £168,000) in addi- not decline in value, and that they greatest revenue is from the dia- tion to the sum paid for the share and future purchasers of diamonds mond mines) and the great dia. in his ticket.
and diamond-set jewellery may mond syndicates.
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POP TOLD ME TO ASK YOU IF HE CAN
BORROW YOUR SPADE.
To change a jewel setting.. Negative for "or." Thick, black fluid. Constellation. Indicatve.
Vertical.
1 Puts in order.
Salutes or greets.
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5 Plant from which bitter drug is
secured.
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Witticism.
6 Standard of type measure.
Type of paint.
7 Abbreviation for street.
Seventh noto in scale.
180 Point of compass.
31
To exist.
35 Long narrow spade. 38 Upper human limb.
37 Eccentric wheel.
39 Membranous bag. 40 Eon.
42 Toward.
43 Sun god.
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