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Tell You Love Me.

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Pining for You.

{When Lights aré Low,

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THURSDAY,

ULTIMATUMS

NICARAGUAN REBEL URGED ANATOSFERENDERS

JULI

1927.

EARTHQUAKE TOLL.

Jerusalem; mir13,- Save for“ occasional: cowed Agures, salvaging bedding on the backs of cumeis and donkere the usually animated streets of Nablus are transformed into a city of the dead, as after a beavy bombard- house has ment. Scarcely a escaped.

↑ Managua, July 13. Taingtát, July 1

The Commander of the detach Twenty-five foreign refugees ment of United States Marines were put ashore at Tsingtao from here has sent an ultimatum to the little northern gunboat Chu General Sandino, the former Lib. ya, at 2:30 pm. on the afternoon eral leader, who according to the of June 30, and dazed, but brave American authorities here has been occupying American mines and thankful, proceeded to and and collecting taxes at San-Fer- rest and refreshment where they nando. The ultimatum calls on in pathetic groups in open-air The inhabitants are congregated could after having.endured an or- the General to lay down his arms camps. outside the city whose deal of many days of suffering by Thursday morning or he will glory proved to be its ruin and anxiety. Their clothes dirty Nicaraguan and United States rings, piled fantastically above

be attacked by joint Conservative for the high fretted for wear their forces. Sandino. has at his dis-the narrow streets faces bearing the strained looksposal 1,000. men-Reuter's Ameri-like packs of cards, burying their

collapsed illustrative of their miseries; [can Service."

inmates and marketers below.

and the worse

their luggage carried into house

or hotel and showing every sign

missioner from

and order.

or

build-

Many bodies remain entombed despite the incessant exhumation operations directed by British police-and attended by pathetic and awful scenes..

A considerable amount of dyna- miting will be necessary before all the bodies are recovered.

Across.

1. To tell.

6

Acted as a servant."

13

15 16.

SWORD PUZZLE.

Neck ornament.

10

To obliterate.

14-Breakwater, th

11 To discourage through fear.

21 Dish of chopped food seasoned.

with condimente,“

24 Electrified particla.

25 Eccentric wheel,

26 Raised level space;

То To warble (variant).

30 Customary.

31

33

To harass.

Clair of a bird of prey.

34 To feel a lively local pain. 36 Exclamation of-sarrow,

Body in the shape of an ellipse. 19 Pertaining to one's birth. Violent irascrible person. To stroke lightly. It is officially estimated that at 17 To devour.

Rancour present over 150 were killed in 18 Paradise. Palestine and 100 in Tranajor 20

Afirmative. dania. Over 500 were injured.22 Point of compass.. Rexter.

23. Harem. 25 To provide food. 27 Tiny particle. 29 Japan 28 Robust. 32 Markets. 29 Japanese magnolia. 35 Bone. senior in age was singled out doubt 36 Work, of a genius. less as the lender, nad him they 38 Eighth part of an ounce. actively maltrested, striking him 39 Adequate. heavy blows on his legs with a be-41 Liquid part of any fat. laying pin to get him to disclose 42 Wing part of a seed. the treasure.

43 Consisting of thin layers. 45 Acidity of the stomach. 46 Evades.

terrible circumstances.

Warships Arrive.

of ill-treatment by the marks of train was beaten for having shown torn-off locks, boxes with them sympathy by helping them.. smashed-in sides, all gave every On arrival at Tapo on June 27 indication of piratical pilferage, they found, to their dismay that a large steamer fróth Shanghai load- The party upon arrival ated with flous for, the Southern Tsingtao consisted of the follow troops at Haichow had unloaded ing:-Mr. Mulien, Postal Com-and left again just previously. Kaifeng (Bri-However, they were glad to meet tish) Mr. Mathesen, pilot, of the Tapo pilot, Mr. Mathesen, and Tapo (Danish); 32 and Mme as no food or supplies of any sort C and four children; Dr. and were obtainable at Tapo their one Mme. Renuart, M. and Mme. Bras-thought was naturally departure, seur; M. and Mme. De Becker and more especially as the country on child: M. and Mime. De Clercq, all sides was infested with bandits all Belgians, employees of the looting in the wake of the troops. from side to side to make way for Lunghai Railway at Chengchow: Mr. Mathesen offered to engage the ascending baggage. Mr. Mul Mr. and Mrs. Steensby (Danish)junk and take the refugees imlen, being plainly in appearance the of Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Co.'s mediately to Tsingtao, and they staff at Chengchow; Mr. and Mrs. all gladly consented. It was quite Karniloff (Russians); Mr. Zokow- possible that there would be no sky (Polish), Mr. Molinatto (Ita-other steamer for a mouth. lian); and Mr. Tzvetcoff, the three

Passage Aboard a Junk. last being also railway con- ployees, the Italian gentleman be-. The whole party with all their ing the well-known esgineer as-baggage complete besides two

The refugees had no arma, and sociated with the Yellow River boxes of silver that were under made no resistance. The behavi. bridge.

charge of-fr. Mathesen (and valour of the women and children is On May 19 when the Mukden junk and sailed at 11 a.m. on June trying and

ed at $6,500), went aboard the specially praiseworthy, under these troops had driven, the Southerners 28. After proceeding north for They neither cried nor screamed at out vi Chengehow there

was four hours in a stiff breeze the all, but remained quiet and calm, fought a battle which had lasted captain of the junk told them that Mme. Cocle feeding her little baby for three days to gain that end, the wind was unfavourable and at this time, and heating its milk and the foreigners had spent that he must return, though they as if nothing frightful was occursing, most unpleasant time during that must have sailed 50 knots. They she and others of the ladies saying battle, a northern armoured

car then turned south again and an- their prayers softly to gain forti- being stationed only a few han-chored for the night at a point ap tude. dred yards from the city, but the proximately 17 knots north of advent of the northern troops Tapo. In the light of subsequent meant safety for the foreigners events it was afterwards conclud- At length, after almost two hours because they instituted discipline led by the refugees that the search the two cases of silver were return towards Tapo again discovered and transhipped, as well. had

been only

made in as all the valuables, of the party, order to permit of the

ap-including a box of silverware be troops proach of pirate" junks under longing to the Steensbys, and the to re-enter Chengchow were charge of accomplices of the pirates evinced a strong desire to those *of General Tang refugees' junk captain.

depart quickly. They had formerly Seng-chi, which

discussed whether they should set a disorderly rabble

Next morning, the wind being fire to the refugee junk, doubtless orderly Mukden troops. They favourable, the junk again pro- occupied the Lunghal Railway ceeded to sail for Tsingtao, but at with the intention of leaving the

foreign witnesses of their piracy. Administration Buildings, as well 2 p.m. in the afternoon they were as the residences of the railway's disturbed by a fusilade of shots aboard the burning ship, but now foreign employees, a family of being opened upon them from an-they were only in haste to get off mother, father, and four children other junk sailing parallel with and this they did speedily. Casting being allowed to occupy a single but on the shore side of their junk, observed the smoke of an approach- their eyes northward the réfugees room of their own house and the so all the passengers sought quick- rest of the building filled with ly what cover they could. The ing steamer, which probably the firing was entirely that of rifles. Pirates had already observed, and On drawing closer and receiving another hour brought the Chinese Then the military took complete no fire in reply, the pirate junk-of-war Chaya near the poor re- charge of the railway and appoint- came right alongside, and 10.or a fugees, who signalled violently with ed one of their officers as the man- dozen pirates armed with revoly-sheets attached to poles and so.at- aging director. The foreign emers and bayonets boarded the re-

tracted the gunboat's attention. ployees were then forced to atfugee junk. Mr. Mathesen then

On approaching the junk the tend the Sun Yat-sen memorialstood out upon the deck with his officers the men-of-war question- MASSAGE HALLservices twice weekly, and to make hands up, and, addressing the

ed the refugees at great length as obeisance, etc., with the conpirates, quietly in Chinese, said, to their origin, etc, and though gregation. Absence thrice from You may take all we have got if this ceremony meant dismisaul

you spare our lives."."); from employment.

"Rings Torn› Off. The first action of the pirates was 1: took three weeks more before thoroughly to terrify and intimidate Mrs. J. CRAWFORD. Chenchow foreigners could the foreigners. They tore rings off obtain the needful railway car the ladies' and men's fingers, stopp riage in which to reach the coast, ed off wrist watches and any other and at last two freight cars were valuabies, and even ran their fingers grudgingly placed at the disposal over the ladies beads in a search of the 25 refugees from Cheng for hidden, broaches, etc. Then, chow.

commenced a tremendous search for money, Money, money, was the de- termined cry, and all the baggage, piege by piece, was brought up, lgeks torn off hinges, boxes staved in with rifles, clothes thrown about in wildest confusion during the search, but little or no money was

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ACTOCFA

Rapid Northern Retreat.

The first

soldiers.

Southern

appeared like after the

Journey from Chengchow,

The party left Chengchow on June 23, happy at last to get away from their practical, captivity.

It took four days to go by train from Chenge how to the coastal terminus of the Lunghai Railway

they begged to take them aboard the ship they did not do so at once brit proceeded after the pirate vessel, which could not have proceeded very far south Meanwhile the re fugee junk followed in the wake of the.man-of-war which disappeared with the news that: the junk bad for a time but later on returned not been seen. On the refugees begging again to be allowed aboard the man-of-war the officers finally acquiesced, and the party made comfortable in the 'tween decks and given food,

wern

It was only when the ladies. boarded the gunboat, that their ad- mirable courage and, deportment gave way at last, and every one of them wept, thankful no doubt to be safe from the awful experiences they had so lately passed through.

her

ac Tapo, a distance of only about found at first. But they know it 300 miles. During that journey the was there.. Undoubtedly they had refugees found their freight car information, and everything pointed Mrs. Stochsby had, saved twice uncoupled from the military to collusion between the refugee wedding ring and engagement ring trais and themselves left derelict captain and the pirate captain." "At by hiding them in her stocking upon on the line. On one occasion the length they began treating the pasthe approach of the pirates, but Chinese Breraan or engineer of a sengets very roughly, shoving them that was all the bijouterie saved

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47 To feel, exhibit indignant dis-

pleasure..

I Lassoes,

2. To escape.

Down

3 Pertaining to the side.

4 Morindin dye.

5 To discern.

6 Mental faculty.

7 Dined.

8 Provided.

37 One of two or more zuwa,

40 Small wren-liks bird.

41 Unit.

44 Hypothetical structural unit 45 Like.

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