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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1912.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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[COPYRIGHT] THE TRIPOLITAN WAR.
SHIPMENT" OF GOLD. "AFFECTED.
(Reuters, Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Jan. 20.
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THE GERMAN ELEC- TIONS.
SECOND HALLOTS DISAPPOINT
· SOCIALISTS.
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THE ROYAL HOME COMING.
(Reuter's Service in the China Mail).
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London, Jan.- 20. * The... Medina has arrived at Suez.
Reuter's correspondent in Lisbon
Owing to the activity of Italian war (Reuter's Service to the China Main) states that the Portuguese cruise Vasco
Fessels the Red Sea and the Mediter ranean Sea and consequent prohibitive insurances banks find it impossible to: ship gold from Asin Minor to Europe and Egypt, where it could be profi ably employed.
RELEASE OF SEIZED VESSEL
LATER. The Italian Government hoa ordered the release of the Carthage and her cargo on satisfactory assurances from France.
FRANCE INDIGNANT.
French papers are full of the strongest comments on ahe Italian seizure of the French ships and demand that firm menaires shall be taken, to prevent a recurrence. Some of the journals attributo Italian-action to the influence of a third party exercised in connection with the visit. of Herr Kiderlen-Waechter, who arrived in Rome this morning, and declare that; the release of the vessels will not close'
LONDON, Jan. 91:
Reuter's Berlin correspondent says the first lot of second ballota rovenla Radicals, and are disappointing to the anexpected successes for Libernis And Socists. The elected so far áre:-Coo- servatives, 0 Imperialists, 6; Reform Party 2; Economic Union, 4; Liberals. 20; Radicals, 8: Guelphe, "1; In- dependent, 2.
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GAINS AND LOSSES..
Los Jan. '*1.
da Gama will greet King George at Gibraltns.
PORT SAID EVENTS.
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LONDON, Jan. '21. The Medina has arrived at Port Said. Lord Kitchener travelled on beard
from Port Sulas.
The Khedive, Lord Kitcheuer und.. others lunched with, Their Majesties co board.
The King landed in the afternoon. The Governor and the British
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[COPYRIGHT.] OPIUM CONFERENCE,
(Bouter's Service to the China Mail)
A LONDON, Jan. 23. Reuter's correspondent at the Hague.
Our Dispensing Department wires that the Opium Conference has practically concluded its labours and is fully stocked with Drugs and passed the convention in its entirety, which will be signed in final form on Chemicals, including the most the 23rd January.
recently discovered and is under the Supervision of o
PHARMACEUTICAL
It is announced that the Conference bas attained the object for which it was summoned.→
EARL OF CARLISLE DEAD.
(Reuter's Servico to the China Mail)
LONDON, Jan. 31.
The gains and casess in the election Consul-General welcomed Their blu-The death is announced of the 9th
are as follows:
Gains. Loss.
Conservatives, Imperalists
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5.
1. I
"Economic Unior,
Liberals Radicals Centre
1 2
10
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5
Socialists Guelpha Tersants
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I jesties, and all the ships in the harbour
were beflagged.
His Majesty inspected the guard of bosour which was drawn up in front of the Canal offices. There were large crowds.
„A NATIONAL WELCOME.
The Lord Mayor of London has been asked to consider whether it would not
be possible to identify the municipalities of the United Kingdom with London's
the matter is the Government will in OUR FOREIGN POLICY. welcome to Their Majesties, and is
sist on compensation.
SIR" EDWARD GREY'S DEFENCE.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Jan. 21.
Sir Edward Grey. Secretary of State
A FRENCH PROTEST,
Router's correspondent at Paris telegraphs that the French shipowD#73 have requested M. Pointure, the PreiŸien ! to strongly protest against the certined for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Sunder. violation of treaties as in the use of in, replied to the attacks of a section the Mancuba, and
of the Liberal Press on the country's to expedite the establishment of international prize foreign policy. That policy, he said,
courte.
ANOTHER RELEASE
Rowe telegrams state that the French mail stemmer Manouba was released on landing 29 Turks, who, the Government was informed, were officers taking money to Tripoli..
A Marseilles despatch states that the Captain of the Manonba sogs that the seizure of "the vessel was due to hie refusal to surrender Turks who were Bed Crescent male nurses.
GERMAN STEAMER SEARCHED.
Reuter's correpondent at Tanis says the German steamer Schlewig. accom- panying the Mancuba, was also search- ed but was released.
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A BOMBARDMENT EXPLAINED.
Reuter's correspondent, in Rome my
Earl of Carlisle."
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(Noto The deccased Earl, who was 68 years of age, succeeded his anele in the title in 1889. He was educated at Pten and Trinity College, Cambridge, and twies
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The heir to the title is Viscount Morpeth,
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Birmingham. His succession will necer Dispensary in Hongkong..- sitats a bye-election.-E. C..).
ANOTHER AVIATION.
TRAGEDY.
communicating with Buckingham (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Palace on the subject.
It is suggested that there, should be a national holiday and tant thanksgiving services should be held throughout the
country.
DEPARTURE FROM PORT
SAID,
LONDON, Jan. 92. Their Majesties bave left Port Suid. Viscount Kitchener, General Maxwell
was for his, "but the Cabinet's. Thes critice, he asserted, really advocated a maximum of interference which would and other notables bade the King and mean a minimum of friendship, because Queen farewell from the quay. their policy would leave us without a friend in Europe. It was the duly of any Government, Liberal or Con- servative, to resist a policy which was the most futile and expensive that could be adopted.
Referring to Home Rule, Sir Edward Grey said it must be passed, even if the Irish themselves did not wish it in order to relieve the congestion in the Imperial Parliament and to unify the Empire. Allading to the agitation at Belfast, he said the affairs of the
Empire could not be sacrificed to the opinion of Ulster.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
3
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Jan. 217
M.C.C.. F. BALLARAT.
A DRAWN GAME.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Losos, Jan. 21.
LONDON, Jan. 21.
A Paris telegram states that an avia- tion pupil fell a distance of 60 feet at Juvisy and was killed.
THE MINING DISPUTE. `
HOPE YET,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail:)
LONDON, Jan. 20.
The Birmingham Conference has discussed, very fully the question of: further negotiations, and it was agreed to inform the employers that the men were prepared to continue the peace negotiations.
THE COLONY'S HEALTH
Small-pox Epidemic.
The return of communicable desenses for
The M.C.C. match against Ballarat was continued in perfect weather and before a moderate attendatice. The wicket was again good. Balluras scorB] | 318, and the Barylebone team lost two tha, week ending January 20th shows that
there was OU wickets for 313, to which Kianeir
case of bubonic plague (Chino) in Victoria. There was оде
contributed.114 by sound play. Vi scored 112 in free and stylish fashion The match was drawe.
a
fatal case of cholera (Chinese, imported), and one case of scarlet fever. Typhus fever shows tyre cases, all' Chinese. The small por returns are 22 discs in Victoria
THE ARGENTINE STRIKE and 20 outside, making a total of 42, of
MEDIATION FAILS.
Loxsox, Jan. 21.
the bombardment of Zapara wua due to In the International Rugby matches, Reuters Service, to the China Mail.) the garrison firing on an Italien patrol. England beat Wales by eight points to Boats and many buildings were destroy-nil at Twickenham, and Scotland defeat- ed, and the Turkish trenches were ed France by 31 points to three at demolished.
Edinburgh.
ITALIANS HOLD UP BRITISH
SHIP.
DEFENCES OF KIEL.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) Twelve Turks Removed.
LONDON, Jan. 21. Reuter's correspondent at Leipzig Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) says a German named Holst has been LONDON, Jan. 22, sentenced to four reqrs' penal servitude! Reuter's Hodeidah correspondent for attempting to deliver plans of the telegraphs that on the 16th January an defences of Kiel to agents of Russin, Italian gunboat overbaulert, the British France and Great Britain. ship Africa, bound from Holeidab to Aden, near Perim.
They remared twelve Turkish cfficers, including Riza Bay, the famons, Yemen voleran
¿NOTHER TTAÇK ON
ANGLO-GERMAN
EXTRADITION TREATY.
(Router's Service to the China Meil.)
LONDON, Jan. 21. Reuter's correspondent at Berlin BENGHAZI
wires that ratifications have been r* Reuter's correspondent at Rm wires changed of an Anglo-German treaty that 400 Turks and Arabs attacked. the concerning the extradition of criminala. blockhouse at Benghazi on the 18th between Germany and a number of January. They were repulsed, leaving British protectorates in Africa. The 20 killed.
treaty comes into force on the 20th March.
ITALY'S REFUSAL
LATER.
Le Matin, alates at France hos 'claimed the liberation of the Turkish passengers on the samer Manouba, but that Italy has refused the demand
EXCITEMENT IN IRELAND. LIBERALS ALLEGE TREASON.
(Reuler Service to the China Mail.)
BRITISH AND GERMAN SHIPPING.
RATE WAR FEARED.
(Reuters Service to the China Ifai.)
London, Jan. 21. Friction between the German and British abipping lines is unallay.d. The Germans announce that a setia ment was almost reached when freeb trouble arose over an arbitration case. LONDON, JA, 21. They talk gloomily of the situation and It has been arranged to run excursions
sions the possibility of rate-eatting. On the for Orangemen from all pane of Ulster cbutrary, a representative of the British so Belfast on the day of Mr Churchill's lines informed Reuter that they were Arrival, and the Nationaliais state not pessimistic, their desire being to that they my bring a moneter con work in harmony with the Germans. tingent Ancient Hibernians, from Be emphasised the fact that the new management of the Union Castle live
Dublin
The
the Orangemen
beral) urges
for fredson.
was not concared with the trouble, as it would not assume the management until after Apell.
whom 29 were fatal. They included one American, 2 Pritish, 1 Japanese, 33 Quinese, and two of these cases were inputted.
The strike situation in the Argentino THE HARBOUR TOO,SHALLOW.
has been aggravated by the companies
refusing to dismiss the new employees' and re-edgage the atrikers. The latter insist on the reinstatement of all the strikers. The Government declares that mediation is now at pa end, and that it will take immediately steps to ensure the working of the strikers.
ITALY AND GERMANY
(Reuter Service to the China Mail.)
Minnesota Unable to Come Through
It is very seldur tire case, if indeed it has ever happened before, that a steamer rigularly„making the Hongkong run is arable to pws through the harbour by rosson of there being insuficient water to
accommodate her draft. But that occurred today, when the Great Northern Steamship
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FAMINE-STRICKEN
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RELIEF URGENTLY ›EEDED:
(Reuter's Service to the China May
Lot, Jan 211. Reuter's New York corresponden! states that the Board of Foreign Missions has received a telegram Irem Shanghai to the effect that two and a half millions of people are famine stricken, and that relief is urgently needed. It appears that at least a million dollars will be
AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ILL
(Reuter's Service to the, Chinu Mail.)
London, Jan. 20.
Router's correspondent at Vienns wires that Count von Aebrenthal, Fuzsign Minister, is reported to be critically ill
A section of the pres recently violent y attacked him in connection: with his attitude towards Italy, and there have been ramours of his remigation
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