London, Sept. 20.
In a letter to the British Customs Delegation to China, before the departure, 'Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the' Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, enumerates the objects of the conference, namely, to prepare the way for ab-clition of likin, to fulfil other rel-ovant conditions laid down by the Washington Treaties, and to determine the conditions on which a has immensely perturbed the strikers. Hitherto it has been regarded as impossible to secure South African Jcrews, but hundreds of suitable men now are offering their services. The crews of several other ships, Jare conferring on the position resulting from the sailing of the Arundel Castle, Later.
The recruiting of crews here continues freely. The crew of the str. Edinburgh Castle, which has just arrived, announce that they do not intend to join the strikers.
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The departure of the Arundel Castle, which wirelessed:—"This is the way to go home," had an immediate effect in ports in South
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