Evening star., 1924-12-07

the state. But he now declares that
the necessity of such methods has
passed, that absolute legality must
be restored He has issued a general
order to all Fascist organizations
directing elimination of all "discredit-
able elements, whatever their past
services" enforcement of perfect dis
cipline and abstention from "indi-
vidual or collective violence" "A
serious and austere line of conduct"
shall be the ticket in future The
mpression-created by recent events
must be effaced." The order was
received for the most part with
disciplined silence" but no doubt
Gen. Balbo, retired. spoke the gem
eral mind of Fascism when he de-
c1ared: IF our last word of peace is
not accepted by the opposition we are
ready to make our war songs re-
echo again throughout the length
and breadth of Italy" Reports indf-
cate that "the last word OF peace
is not accepted by the opposition.
Mussolinf has announced that he
will not resign the power, either
in the near or in the distant future" +"
Giacomo Puccini, the famous
operate composer, died on Novem-
Der %.
Ekypt. - LlWar Pasha, the new
Egyptian premier, has assented TO
All the Births demands. 1t remains,
however, to see whether the Eeyp-
tian Parliament, when it reconvenes.
Will ratify his action. The British
marines have been withdrawn from
the customs building at Alexandria.
On November 27 about 200 Sudanese
troops mutinied and attacked the
British military hospital at Khartum.
Killing three doctors. The mutiny
however, was soon quelled by Brit
fsh troops. two British officers being
killed and nine men wounded in the
process. Is of the mutineers being
killed, As wounded and the rest can
tured.
Evidently the simple minds of the
natives had been wrought up NV
their Egyptian officers. In general
the Sudanese troops are not merely
loyal to their British overlords. but
enthusiastically so.
X 4 X x
Miscellaneous. - The new British
House of Commons assembled on
December 2 The ceremony of search
ing the vaults against the possibility
that modern Guy Fawkes might he
concealed there was carried ont nv
the beef eaters in handsome style.
"A CdHdi mas just Deen opened con-
Meeting the port of Stockholm with
beautiful Lake Maelar. 1t is one link
of a proposed great waterway to
connect Stockholm on the Baltic with
Gothenburg on the Cattegat. using
the great lakes (Maelar, HiaeImar.
etc) and the streams and canaIizing
as required.
trade treaty between Great Brit
ain and Germany has been signed
On December 1 there was a red
insurrection in Reval, the capital of
Esthonia, the object being a general
revolution and establishment of a
Soviet government. The authorities,
however, forewarned, were ready and
after two hours of fighting the in
surrectors were dead, in Jail or in
flight. Nineteen of the military and
police were killed and upward of 40
wounded. The casualties of the Com
munists were numerous The move
ment, of course, was fomented from
Moscow and was the elimination of
years of furious propaganda.
Poor Hsuan Tung, one-time En-
peror of China, has taken refuge in
the Japanese legation at Peking.
There are indications that the pre-
cious Chinese triumvirate of Gen
Fen Yu Hsiang, Gen. Chang Tso Lin
and Gen. Tuan Chi Jul has already
been disrupted, Gems. Chang Tso Lin
and Tuan Chi Jul making common
cause against Feng Yu Hsiang, the
Christian general"