A THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1911.
[Corrmont.)
HOME ORICKET,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 29, Following are the latest crickst remalte :-
Middlesex won by 9 wickets. Marley bone won by 3 wickets
Kent won by 153 rons.
Hanipahire won by 5 wickets.
Cambridge beat Loveaca Gower's
team by 71 runs at Eastbourne. Lancashire won by 9 wickets.
SHIPPING STRIKES.
MANY SETTLEMENTS EFTECTED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Jail)
LONDON, June 25.
A Conference of British shipowners is to take place to lay to ccusider proposal to fix a standard wage.
The shipowners of Liverpool yesterday agreed that each Company should have freedom of action in granting or refusing concessions.
Subsequently seven lines arranged a altlement with their men.
follow suit, thus terminating the strike
so far as the Mersey is concerned.
[Cormaier.]
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
COLONIAL TROOPS AT Excellency the Governor are in
WINDSOR.
(Reuter's Service to the China AluR.) ·
Loxtos, June 28.
The Colonial Troops have visited Windsor Castle:
LATE TELEGRAMS.
THE CORONATION CELEBRATIONS IN CHINA AND JAPAN,
Taxi, Juno 2
This morning servies was held at St. Andrew's Church, Tokio, in commemoration of the Caronation. In the afternoon & garden party was given at the British *mbassy.
In the evening a dinner was giron by the Chargé d'Affaires of the British Embassy at the Imperial Rotol. The guests vero BI-
clusively British. Those who took part in the lantern procession numbered 20,000 citizens of Tokio, who marched from Hiniya Park to the British Embassy. The number of onlookers was trumoudous,
'PEKING, Jane 22. The Coronation Service was colebrated this morning in the most brilliant weather The state of all and with perfect success.
official dinner at Government How last
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CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.
Thanking Government Officals
H.E The Governor, has received the
following acknowledgment of the services of the officials from Sir Francis Playatt as Chairman of the Coronation Celebrations Committoor
night, the guests including the following Mr G. M. Young, Mr and Mrs Stodart Kennedy, Mr. C. 8. Gubbny, Mr and Mrs Berindonguo, Mr and Mrs Eldon Potter, Mr R. M. Dyer, and Mrs Tiscali, Mr and Mrs Crane, Mr Shallia, Captain and Mira Carnett, Major Kirkpatrick, Major Taylor, Dr. and Mrs Schofield, Mr Fanner. Mr Godrington, Mr Howetson, Dr. Tollenacre, Honsieur Danjou, Mr ant Mra Claxton, Mr Garrett, Mr E. A. Irving, Mr
To the Director of the Puhlie Gardens and Mrs Wakeman, Mr M. H. Login, MT for his untiring real in promoting the and Mrs Montague Ede. My W. D. Barneses of this Fête on the first night;
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S-I have the honour to request your Excellency to convoy to the Bonds of the different Departments, and their officers, the thanks of the Committee for their You can read the latest up- elicient co-operation during the recent celebrations:-
To the Harbour Master, for his strenuous labours which brought about the success, of the Fireworks and other work in the Har- bun on the second night;
To the Director of the Public Works |
was charged with attempting to escape | Department, for falling in with the gunemi
legal custody while being conveyed front Victorin Goal to the Supreme Court on June 16, was continued before Mr F. A. cand, at the Magistroy this morning, Mr F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr W. B; Hind defended
His Worship in giving his decision on the points raised maid-With respect to the legal point raised herein my finding is in favour of the defondant because I am of
scheue of illumination, and making the Goremment Buildings so efective a part of the display:
And.. Gnally, to the Captain Superintend ent of Police, ou whose forethought the success of such, undertakings entirely depends-I have the honour to be, Sir, year Excellency's most obedient servant
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Mr. Havelock Wilson, the strike leader, announces that nearly every Company in London bas settled with the men.
The situation is most sericus at Hull,
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SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS.
and General Yin Chang.
The Right Rev, O. P. Sent, D.D., rend the Service, the musical portions of which were accompanied by the Inniskillings
band. LONDON, June 20.
The strike has developed seriously at Liverpool and Manchester,, hero 14,000 saamen are idle.
Shipping is at a standstill.
SHIPOWNERS* (DECISONS.
Loxtos, June 29.
Prince Ching's bealth provented his actanding but he was to call on Sir John Jordan, the British Minister, this after Boon.-.-. Daily News.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, Jane.
In the matche's played on June 18, 20
A conference of 100 shipowners of and 21:-Middlesex bant Gloucestershiru the United Kingdom has decided that a moderate increase of wages might be given at certain ports in view of the
present trade conditions.
The Conference recommended the Chipowners Association to fix a standard rate of wages for respective districts, and advised the Shipping Federation to extend its functions so as to cover wages disputes.
The meeting unanimonsly decided to oppose the demands for recognition of the Sailors' Union and the Fireman's Union.
THE POLITIO AL SITUATION.
MOMENTOUS TIMES.
"(Router's Service to the China Mail.)
this chapter is as follows:-O hind- rences in bringing offenders to public and the definition in justice, etc."
as follows:-As to section V. reads such offences by the party himself, withoutforce, which seams properly to come under the notion as escapes, there is little remarkable in the books; and therefore I
shall content inyself with taking notice that as all persons are bound to submit them- selves to the judgment of the law, and be ready to be justified by it, whoever, in any case, refuses to undergu that in.) prisonment which the law thinks fit to put upon him, wad free himself from as Lord's by seven wickets: Warwickshire it by any artifice, before such time beat Derbyshire at Blackwell by 14 ruus, he is delivered by dao course of law, is Sussex beat Cambridge University at guilty of a high contempt, punishable Brighton by ona wicket: Surrey beat with fine and imprisonment." This word Northamptonshire at the Oval by aine "offenders" in the hendnote means a wickets; Lancashire beat the All-Indians criminal offender. To make it quite clear, con at Manchester by nine wickets; Essex in Russel un crimes, volume I. at page 899, beat Worcestershire at Logton by six where the above definition is given in wickets; Hampshire beat Leicestershire at practically the same language the learned Portamouth by 108 rans; and the match author has also interpolated the worls
where arrested on criminal process,'r The charge is therefore dismissed.
between Yorkshire and Kent at Sheffield was draw.-N-0 Day Nests.
U.S. ARMY REORGANISATION,
WASHINGTON, June 18.
Representative Julius Kalia of Californis has introduced into the Houso a joint zañolution providing for a committee of the two houses of Congress to make a thorough investigation of the Army of the United States and to report a plan for the re organization of the Army upon an apt
date basis. LosDos, June 28.
THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS.
A case in connection with the removal of a mound of debris from the Italian Convcut came before Mr Justica Gompertz, at the Supreme Court this morning, when Cheng Fuk Hing sued the Toen Shing firm and Teo Tsun Sing, managing partner therein to recover, 8598, balance for work done.
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Chong Kow, a farmer, at Piu Ho, Lanthe
the 24th and 20th inst, suno wild animal or animale got hold of two young bullocka and after severely mauling them they died. On the night of the 26th two more were killed and several others badly injured. All the cattle on the island, have our removed to the island of Po Tang for enfety.
THE HARBOUR TRAGEDY.
Coxswain Charged with Manslaughter.
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Chan Loi, coxswain of the ferry launch Wa Hung, was charged before Mr F. Hazeland at the Magistracy this afternoon. with manslaughter in connection with
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Mr C. Willson appasred for plaintiff and The resolution is the outcome of their B. Johnson defended. movement looking toward the reorganiza. tion of the Army to eliminate the defects the question of arithmetic very largely towards the west bosoon..
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FIRE AT GOVERNMENT- HOUSE, SINGAPORE
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In consequence of the attitude of the Lords in regard to the Veto Bill, the Liberal members of the House of that have appeared within the last few entered. It was divided into two parteressel also came on and, as was expected, Commons who are contemplating visits years, particularly those which have befor work done and the removal of a certain would in the ordinary course, of aveais erament House, Singapore, on coronation abroad have been warned not to leave come manifest through the mobilization mound of earth at the Italian Conrent laro ported her helm in order to get tonight, Jaze 27 a wholly unlooked for and marocurers in the last six months The other part was for earth supplied. He her wharf, instead of which it came through illumination was provided by the house of along the Merican border.
the country.
The suspense in political circles is -acribed as more intense now than in the autumn of 1909, when the House of Lords was debating the expediency of rejecting the Badget.
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LORDS FLY IN FACE OF GOVERNMENT.
Loxton, June 29. The House of Lords hus resumed discussion of the Parliament Bill
OPPOSITION FÖR TAFF,
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of whether the calculations of plain. between the beacons at fall speed directly Mr McMullen going ablaze. The structure tiff ware correct or whether those of is the direction of the other, hunch. in a wooden, attap roofed affair situated defendant were correct. The facts were When the coxswain of the sunk launch behind Government House but separated that plaintiff, who was a contractor, about sw that, he went to starboard and the Wfrom it by some trees. the middle of December 1909, agreed with Hung rammed into the Wai Ying Incurly the defendant firm to supply wrth at the admidship making a hole about 3 fes price of $7.70 per Cheung which was about wide and 4 feet deep. The two vessels evident her to-day by the definite sunonot 12 feet squara and 13 feet deep, it being locked for some little time. He would call | House'and the rear part of the House war ment that Senator Robert M. La Follette part of the arrangement that the earth evidence to show that defendant was not deserted Unscen, a fragment of burning
That President Tail is not going to have things all his own way in the next Ro- publican national convention is made
should be measured by a wooden barrel.
His Lordship---If it is simply a question. of account it had better be referred to the Registrar.
Lord Cromer moved an amendment to the effect that a committee of seven mambers of each House shall determine whether any measure is purely financial, instead of leaving this function to the progressive organization has estabAs regards the removal of the debris I say
Speaker, as proposed by the Bl
Lord Morley said that nothing would induce the Government to accept the amendment...
will be a candidars for the Republicans nomination for the Prosidercy in 1918.
Sonator La Follette will lend the national organization of the Bepublica progressives in their effort to control the party in the next national convention. lished a press bureau and is already con- ducting an active campaign throughout the country the main purpose of which at present seems to be to obtain control of the
as possible.
Mr Johnistone--As far as the earth sup-
plied is concerned 1 deny any liability at all.
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his post at the time of the collision.
Evidence 'was called, and the case adjourned until to-morrow.
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KAISER AS DEFENDANT.
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At the time of the outbreak the crowd in
the grounds was very much engrossed" in
the display of Breworks at the front of the
natial from a spent rocket inust have lit on the dry attap roof which immediately responded by taking light. It was up in a formidable blaze before it was noticed and the alarm giron.
Several police officers and number of Kaiser Wilhelm will shortly Lo the policemen were instantly on the spot and a
The amendment was subsequently Republican organization in as many Staten noticed that the value or measure used by yon Mannich, upon whom Frederick the stateep their mosquito proof room and
passed by 183 votes to 44.
Lord Lasdowne supported Lord Cromer's Amendment, and said it was impossible for the Speaker to be ab solutely impartial between the two
TU ENTERTAIN TOÈO,
WARNINGZON, Juns 23. Congress yesterday pissed, a bill apprc.
entertaining Admiral Tago of the Japanese Nary, who will be a visitor to the Laited
paid him in full except 840.08 and I have defendant in a suit in which $20,000,000 fow of the public were attracted by the
into court. Continuing, Mr Willson said that plaintiff vetemonesd on the first part of the contract at stake. The plantifs are two dicot rising sparks. It was known that EL: Me until the middle of January 1010 when he Field Marshal Count Burkhard Christoph their recue He found them peacefully about December 16, 1909, and wont on heirs of the Russian soldier-state Mullen's two children must be inside the building and Inspector Meredith went to
defendant's arm was larger than that agreed Great conferred the vast catates of Bagen in brought them inte safety; not a bit too upon and certain calculations were made.
return for his services in socuring the moon for the roof over the room was burn- Evidence was called,
Count Munnich fall into disgrace upon wards, Inspector Hickey busied himself Russian alliance for Prussia.
fing and it collapsed a few minutes afte the nocession of the Empress Elizabeth of in saving as much of the furniture as Frassis and we sentenced to be exacted powable and indeed mooeeded in getting He was actually sent to Siberis for 20 years ont practically everything but the bods and and was completely stripped of his estates the molares. Inspectors Lace and Dunn by Elizabeth, Peter III recalled him and also rendur assistance, bo again enjoyed great power at the Russian
for the amount paid into court and co-ta His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff op to the date of paying in.
HEALTH IN THE TROPICS.
Houses. The appointment of a joint compriating 810,000 to be expended in properly mittee was most important, because it would establish's more intimate contact
Dr Jaunes Cantlie, formerly of Hong States and will be a guest of the governkong, is reported to have expressed the Lourt On his death in 1787 Frederick the 'between the Lords and the Commons.
Lord Zarabura said the proposal was ment as soon as he arrives from London, lowing views in the edum cont disc greater invasion of the liberties of the whore he was the chief, Japaness delegate sion:-The younger the age at which pu Commons and ancient usages with to the Corgnation of King George. regard to a Finance Bill than anything get proposed.
MR LLOYD GEURGE AND BIRKBECK DANK.
Mr Pett, uperintendent of the Fire
Goal transferred the Bugen propertice to Brigado, liappened to be at the front of Munnich's son, Ernst. In consequence of Government House when the Ere was be
gatiou, Eenst Munnich never obtained ginning to age and he caught sight of the ion of the estates, and they lapsed sparks. Ascertaining the cause heim- tothe Pinsaith Crown
mediately telephoned for the brigade,
he descendants of Munich may now which was pri the spot before ranny minutes
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man proceeds to the tropics the greater the risk of contracting disosso. The elance of A youth of 18 to a man of 26 contracting disenso are about 2 to 1; and to a than between 30 ani 40 about 10 to 1. I nuver that they hare the rural deed of gait and had elapsed. The superstracture “of the LONDON, June 15. have any hesitation in recommending are able to prove their lineage. They in how the walls and roof, was obe Mr Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the healthy man of between 30 and 0 to tend to as in the Prussian coarte choques, replying to question in proceed to the tropica to take up work Parlament regarding the suspension of there; but I do my best to disuade any payment by the Birkbeck Bank, Grat road
one under 21 dag so. Every year of life tha beport of accounts of the Bank, and remarked that its Snancial trouble datos ver 24 laser the chase of cuntsacting back to the days of the Transvaal War, illness, and a healthy man of 56 line al
INTENTIONS OF THE PEERS.
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