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INDIANS AND THEould not be countenanced
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Lord Crewendmitted that the action of the earinus Governments had not been taken altogether without provocalium, but
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the problem of the passage of Inlinna (Beuter's Service to the China Mail). vin" Muzvrahique we particularly difficult. The asked for specific instancra of unfair treatment. Is was imposible
LONDON, Fub. 201
Mr Ellie Griffish succeedä 'ME G. F.
DEBATE IN THE LORDS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Hash)
LONDON, Fah 20. for Lord Gladstone to go to Ministers Masterman in the Treasury, In the House of Lorde, Lord with vague complaints. He concluded by Ampthill Evern dehats upon the ing that undoubtedly any suspicion of public injustice or contemptuous” treats position of Indians in the Transvaal,ment would arcase in India atro g. It is wid that while the provincialad asked for some explanations from indigention. He desired to are the thon rigour, the Cockney around so long dialecta of England continue to flocish in
cause of the difficulty cleared away.
The matter then dropped. associated with London is gradually dying down." It is difficult to credit the state
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HERR SOLE.
a molleam of truth in this that the press of the country has either been deccived or is wanting in the courage to contradict it, and there is also, so much of falsehood that the present Liberal and accommodating Govern- ment were at summer obliged (probably much against their will) to station troops all over the country in order to put a stop i ton state of things which speedily became intolerable. To make the position clear, we may as well admit at once that the individual employée is free to work or not as he pleases
that officials of Portuguese Muzambique the Government regarding allegations provided that he takes upon himself all the consequences that it entails
forcibly detained Indians while the The proviso is implied and in practisemen
Union of South Africa permaits of their examining with a view to the likelihood it is accepted cheerfully. The con-
Tomorrow being anh Wednesday the of their deportation to India in sequences are both direct and indirect: services in S. John's Cathodiad will be as direct in the sense of loss of wages, follows:-inly Corum nion, 8 Delegos. Buy permits. He also asked Herr Solf gues to Dimaraland in the consequence of the expiry of the The Berliner Tageblati says the indirect in the sense of dislocation of
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HONOTONG, TUESDay," Fennvart (20, 1912,
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(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail)
LONDON, Feb. 20.
whether the Government bad comte Middle of May. punicated with the Union of South. Africa thierennent, and concluded by enying that the Indian question wa
than ever of enormous pablia importance.
THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
The Jewish Chronicle announces that a † more walthy Rebrow, a native of India, has bequeathed a sum of £80,000 for the Lord. Emmett said the Colorin! Office (Reuter's Sercice to the China Mail endowment of a Jewish College in Jerosa hari no official information, but if re-
LONDON, Feb. 20. lem This regarded as likely to form
In the Lincolushire Handicap Long presentations were made, Mr Harcourt, what will probably be the Ducicus of anthe Colonial Secretary, would consult stands in the betting at 10 to 1. endowment for a university in Palestino.
Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, upon the matter.
"
Lord Ampthill, in reply, said he was surprised that the Government had so papers on the subject. It was pitifully disappointing that the matter was allowed to main where it stood. It
now sweeping over New York, it is in- Apropos of the wave of criminality
terenling to note that exactly 3500 persons were reported missing, to the New York Police during 1911. of whom 2000 wars found and restored by the detective forca, Approximately 1000 of the missing porsoni were women, most of them young girls idle to say that they could not interfere with a self-governing de
between the ages of 14 and 20.′ The total
M.C.G IN SOUTH AMERICA.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Feb. 20. Reuters Correspondent at Buenos Aires says that in the first test match M.C.C made 186, and Argentina 135
of no moment in the other. The number of persons who have disappeared pendency, and he pointed out that the for 4 wickets,
from New York during the fire 1900-11 and have not been traced is 4934.
*Adypale," or, thirstlessness, in the
given by Profaser Schmidt, of Ians- bruck University, to a new disease, or rather a newly discovered symptom Being led to investigate the subject by chance remark of a patient, he has found that many persona either never foul thirty or abnormally seldom (oligadypsie), they cun sequently drink very little, and nover perspire even in a Turkish bath or after taking xspirin. The condition is nearly
ways combined with neurasthenis.
offect of all the good derived from the
momentous Durbar celebrations was being undone through the bitterness and resentment arising from this question."
Lord Emmott said be believed the relations between the communities in South Africa had improved and would continue to improve.
A QUIET WEDDING.
Router's Service to the China Mail)
Londos, Feb. 20.
Loud Howard de Walden has been
He promised quietly married to Miss Margharita papera relating to the working of the van Haalte at Marylebone Church. Gold Law Townships Amendment act and emphasized that the Union Ministers did bonestly try to meet the Home Government of important points.
`SUGAR CONVENTION.
(Renter's Service to the China Mar.) LONDON, Feb. 20. Lord elbourne thought that the
At question time in the House of complexity and difficulty of the question Commons, Mr Acland asid, that the was unrealised in Great Britain Brussels Sugar Commission bad arrived and Indis. Be earnestly desirat no agreement yet. It was adjourned Mr and Mrs van Huijges of Mesired a settlement for the sake of South till the 26th February, Wendt & Co., Chaten, left by the Africa as much as for India. While it Bobcais, on leave home.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
reverse is indeed the case and the injury done to disinterested persons may be incalculable. It is indisput able, for instance, that during the strikes in August last some thousands of babies suffered through the failure of the milk supply and perhaps some hundreds died, though the number will never he known. No Trades Union, which, like a corporation," has no soul to be damned and no body to be kicked," has thought it worth while to express contrition for an action eutailing such dire consequences. To- day we find them rejoicing in their power to bring masters to their kees through their malign influence upon trades of all kinds other than their awn and apparently undeterred by any Among those noticed at the Baccato day moral obligation to anybody than war ex-Admiral L, of Caton, who was themselves. Hitherto successful strikes attired in European clottica. have been made so mainly through the sympathy of the community ranged on their side. If strikers are to retain that sympathy it will be necessary for them to remember that the British Isles do contain a community mutually dependant upon their several parts, and that if one of those parts refuses the falsehood they become established to perform its proper functions the fallacies and so do infinite mischief, in entire remainder will be bitterly op the political world at least. The public posed to them and that while it is are too much engaged to undertakenoble to have the giant's strength this sifting process and it thus be-it is tyrannous to use it like a giant coines the duty of newspapers to do
"FALLACIES.
RHETORICAL phrases are exceeding difficult to deal with. If there was no truth in them they would not im- pose upon their hearers but would be rejected with scorn, and if there was no falsehood they would be useless to the rhetorician of a certain cast of thought If they are accepted without careful discrimination between the truth and
it for them. A simple example will perhaps best illustrate the confusion
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of thought which results from neglect the competition for the Gordon Bennett 7ecording to the Schwäbische Merkur,
of the necessity for critical examina-Cap (avi-tion) will be held in Stuttgart on tion of telling but inexact phraseology, October 27 The German.air-hip meeting It is quite frequently argued that takes ple there from October 25 to 27. strikes are justified on the ground Specially Selected from the that large numbers of the workers in Eugland are not yet in the receipt of
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Mr Eward Mounder, Superintendent the Solar Departinent of the Royal Use vatory, Greenwich, in a lecture at
the Victoris Institute recently contended
STEWART ESPIONAGE
CASE
was not desired to "tinderrate the strength of the Indian cosa is was necessary to inderstand the South African aide. It was a question of comparative systems of eastern and (Reuter's Service Mrs von Wiser, wife of the Austro-western civilization, and "the speaker
nominated for one of the vacancies in the Mr. George Piercy has been duly Board of Directors, of the Y.M.C...
the China Mail) LONDON, Feb. 20.
Huasarian Consul, left Hongkong, yaster-explained the seriousness of Indian Mr Acland, speaking in the Hous0 day by the s.a. Bohemia for Trieste.
of Commons, said he was unable to competition if immigration WAN aprestricted and the European trader make a statement regarding the cir proceeded to picture tradesmen in town disappeared from South Africa. He cumstances of the trial of Mr Stewart
at Leipzig. after town being replaced by Chinamen,
street, and he asked if English opinion similarly to Boud-street or Regent
then would remain as impartial and es neutral as now; or if the land in India
were
all passing into the hands of Hongkong residents will hear with regret Europeana surely the Indian Govern tha: Mr Consul-General Wilder has beem
taken over the secretaryship of the Gar Lieut. P. S. Wiltshire, R.G., bas
rison Recreation Club from Captain D. Clapham, R.G.A.
"ital, having broken down through over- work. It is expected that he will go au Teave, mesting Mrs Wilder in Switzerland.
the command of the the river boat Widgeon Liest J. C. F. Borrett, who takes over of the Chine river ftills, has been afloat since May, 1899, and in a lieutenant of 1903. He was latterly serving on the cruiser Cumberland, naval cadets training ship.
HOME LABOUR TROUBLES.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK AT GLASGOW.
** Lonian, Feb. 10′′
H.M.S. LION,
SERIOUS DYFECTS REVEALED.:
(Ruter's Service to the China Mail)
Lokros, Feb. 19
the trials of IM.S. Lion have been The Daily Chronicle states that though
otherwise most successful; the bugs
knots, the terrific bel generated from turbines running at a speed of 31.7
the funnels have twisted the fittinge on the bridge. The flames rose 50 feet above the funnels and rendered the fire-control platform on the tripod, mast untenable.
The alterations will cost £25,000.
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN
CRICKET.
N.S. WALES SCORE HEAVILY.
(Bouter's Service to the China Maily
LONDON, Feb. 19
Ia dali weither and before a moderate attendance, on an easy wicket. the match between M.0.0. and New South Wales was resumed at Syrlney to day. The home team carried their second innings score to 403, of which Gregory knocked up 186 not out His score included eighteen fours, and he gave a magnificent display of late catting. Emery put together 65, including eleven fours, Hobbs took four wickets for 25 runs.
BALLOON ASCENT.
* The announcement that Captain J. W. Price, who dwell known throughout the Far East, would make a balloon ascent froin the compound of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., on Monday after- to the site to witnom the thrilling event noon affected a large number of spectators The afternoon, a spant in inflating the balloon and at 4.30 p.m. Captain "Price made 's most successful arcont. He want rapidly up for 200 or 300 feet and, was carried by the strong wind to the West, Just before Green Island was resched Captain Frics detached the parachute which caught the wind uplendidly. Thence. the descent was rapid and Captain Price entered the water and was subsequently. picked up by a steam launch.
́ ́QUICK J ́STICE.
Numerona cases of very quick justice be- ing meted out to offenders nccur from time to time in Hongkong but parhaps the one that broke the record came up at the Mingistries on Saturday morning, when Adlerk, in the employ of Messrs H Erase and Co. named Antonio Coldova, entered upon his enforced confinement of three weeks' imprisonment at the hands of
Mr C. Dick Melbourne, within two hours
removed to the Shanghai General Harpment and tendinn public would ask (Reuters Service to the Ching Mail) India to legals towards preventing
of his Enving attempted, to obtain a pair such a state. I thin continuing. Be
The situation at Glasgow is again, of brown boots, value 812 30. from Meurs aid it was not a cud was to my that serious. The dockers are now refusing Lane Craford and Co., Ltd. by mens of all the King's su so had the same to work under the agreement concluded to Messrs Lane, Crawford and Co, on a Indre pretences. Prisoner wrote a letter rights in all parts of the Empire. It be the mediation of Sir GR, Askwith. letterhead belonging to Mesers Butterfield special interests in each part which over a million sterling, are lying at the The latter was sent by a curliaus on after was a traer basis to say that there were Thousands of tons of cargo, valued at and Swire, in the name of W. E. Spinks. should have the first consideration docks, and nobody dare touch the 10.30 and on arrival at Meats Lane and Sarely everyone would agree that in goods,
Crawford's suspicion was arouse i onasenunt Indis what was foremost was the When a firm requested protection fr of the name on Mears. H. Kruse and Coe welfare of the people of India, and the removal of their consignment, the shit book being obscured by a typewriters th Africans anked in the interests of police replied that they considered such slip on which was the name of Mesene South Aftien for first consideration, a step injudicious and that any attempt Butterfield and Swin. They promptly
Lord lachowe, a director of the British Indis Steam Navigation Company, has
General Shipowners Society to be a mem
living wage." A very little con: that the earth was the only planet on which been aleatud by the committee of the They desired to restrict fature Im to remove goods would be at the fruotiled, the pul oe and Detective Sergeant,
sideration will show that this is a gross exaggeration, for as this portion
Moderate Prices. of the population can have little or
Inspection Invited.
Mm. Powell, Id.
VICTORIA THEATRE
DES VIRUT BOLD CENTRAL.
anima's and plants were able to exist.
Appleton lost no time interviewing prisoner.
ber, of the committee on Lloyd's Register migration, while treating the domiciled Other firma, in view of recent ex The January number of the Boy of Skipping, to ill the vacancy occasioned fairly. He sketched the history of the periences; notified shipowners declining who admitted that he sent the latter. He
by the death of Mr Edward Pembroke. trouble and showed that South Africans to unload under military protection.
became frightened st, the extent of the
no powers of borrowing it is clearm tritato to the movement from Bear
Scout's Headquarters Gazelle contains: a
that this cannot be truly said of any Amiel P. K. Chin, who applies. it the one who is actually living. Yet if the Chinese provert Bender service to others
Mr Fred. G. White, general secretary of immigration, hence the legislation. He⠀⠀ THE COAL SITUATION. as though you are rendering it to youral!" the Y.M.0.A. in due to arrive in Hong-affirmed that he realised to the fullest. speaker had said exactly what he He cinclades Try why ing bape the day kong by the Gurdit Mail on Thursday extent the position of the Indians. He A gleam of hope in the coal crisis bas. meant, viz, that a large number ofte not far distant when the great movement in sccount of this, on the suggestion of wished the Honse to understand that been furnished by the statements of two the workers did not receive a wage will na ura int sort of international His Excellency, Hit Frederick Lugar, the Transvaal's action was not gratuitona prominent Trade Unionista One said commensurate with the improved botherhood and that the useful work Prident of the Association the us but was based on great anxiety. There and four others were
will be deral red and popularised in my | morting has been postponed one week, sa
that Mr White may be present.
Leondition of comfort and ease which
bis in course of fine become gradually by Con
anno
established among the working classes connection with the wreck of the his argument would have been lost Delhi, King Cuerga has confer ed an ben and no false impression imposed on higher on Captain Taguarre „DāAD Mary woulaandership of the Royal Vic.
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day. Our renders are well aware that by an immenso utajority the coal The drov miners of the whole of Great Britai have determined upon a general strike.. Tu may be assumed that have le Feided for
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