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Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1925, Page 2

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j Router Telegrams.] A GENERAL'S STORY. NEW YORK, October 21. "The story of Germany boiling down the bodies of her dead soldiers during the world-war to utilise the fats bn fertilizer, was started a-- a bit ol British propaganda ill China," said Briga-dier-General J. Y. ( hal’tel’is (who during the war was chid of the British Intelligence Unit) and was author id lie -tore. He revealed the .wig .]( (;; ;he laic tor (!,■.■ lirst time in a talk to the National Arts Club. ’’When England was worried over Ihe seeming pro-German proclivities in China," said switching 1 i titles ol two piet ures la ke n I ri,m (had (,Vriunn soldiers. (Imho re l lie rani ion ” ( hula vern .'' ami

showed a train of dead horses being taken to fertiliser factories. The oilier was one dc-iict iug dead German soldiers being taken to the rear for iniria I."

I.a helling the dead soldiers with the caption " ('adavern ." General Charteris said he scut it to the Chinese newspapers and then forgot about it. However. th.e story swept over the Continent. arousing England, so that eventually it was the subject of a debate in the Hulls; 1 ol t cm lIIOU -.

DIS ULMAMENT CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON. October 20. President Cnulidge believes the Limitation of Armaments Conference in Europe would ho harmful and useful, hut he hopes the Locarno Pact will expedite the holding ol such a confer-

a- FRF.NZIFI) TRADIX'L it . WASHINGTON, Oct. -JI. Wall Si reel's frenzied I railing was unabated to-day. 2.S2:).ll!0 shares changing hands. The observers pru--1,1 less ignorance as to the real cause of >- the I,"II,111 of ti:e idea lit v of (hose reaping the I rememlou-' oi’o'liis accruing i,. from llie soaring prices, ft is pointed K | nut ihat Genera I .Minors alone increased their stock exchange value to ’ 1 till.(IDO.I">0 dollars in the nasi three weeks, many others Icing included U- propori iona tciy. A GorUT.MARTI AL. WASHINGTON. 00. 21. General .Mitchell will be conrimartitdleil on 2Hth of October, for insubordimit ion in criticising, the War Department's aviation policies and ;e fur his conduct m violation of good order a,ml di-cipline. Thirteen high oliicers of the Army who arc nut :n iaims will const it at,. I lie Conn. >- >' Id ! K | it) Not; 11 LK .IKWLbS. Nl’iW YORK. Oct. f>t). I The imlicc amioiimc that sixty-fits l hou-a lit! dollars were paid for the reel turn of Mr- I loiiogh lie's pearls, ascnlilJ ml on (leioher loth., ami no questions MORI’i I: If I IGION NKKDFD. ■ WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. l’rc-idcii! Go.didgc, a,hire-sing the Annual t lined of ('ougrcgalioiml - ! Inin lies, -aid : -Mere law observance. - and more religion I- needed in ihii country. I.a-wlcs-u a I tog, u Imr too ■ prevalent. and the lack of ro-pec( f,u government and the con', • ■nl.ion of ere 11 glilette,I -oci'-ty arc altog.-t her too appnivnt. If i Imre are am general fa.ili "l-cs 111 Iho cut,.l’, ell,cut of t lie law . it. i is bce.iii-e there have first been failures in di-tioi-il ion so observe the law. i can conceive ol no adequate remedy for tile evil- which beset society except: through tlte influences of religion.- ;