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(Reuter's Service to the China Masl)
LONDON, March 8.
Queen Alexandra is recovering from an attack of influenza, but her progress towards recovery is less rapid than is desired.
THE RAILWAY COM. PANTES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, March 8.
Renter's correspondent at ChristiamIA CA wires that the newesapars Aftenposten being and Tidene Tegn have received the following talagram from Hobart
“Amundsen, reached South Pole 14th- 17th December! All well,
LAMUNDSEN BRACHES. THE GOAL.
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LONDON, March 8.
Mr. MaKenas, the Home Secretary, has conferred with the Railway Com
-who are considering how far they can continue to keep their linen open—upon their powers regarding the protection of their property.
WHOLESALE DISMISSALS.
LONDON, March 9. Over five thousand Railway clerks "have received notios of dismissal.
LONDON, March 8.
reached the South Pole, but pending the It is certain that Capt. Amundani baa receipt of his narrative no details can be gleaned.
I is untrue that Amundsen an Dounced that Cagi, fisott had arrived at the South Pole,
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„Tokio Marchi t Eaplying to a question naked by Me S. Shiba, MF, the Imperial Diet apparent falling off in consu | regarding the Government's polloy in plained by the South Manchuria, H. E, the Ministar för pany drawing Forsign Almira, Me Uchida, mid- | too heavy an ade Japan possesses special" interesia in year, not having thoroughly realised, that Manchuria; white we are also doubly they had a factory concerned because our territory is can hand, hence thair wants cut'd be A meg bon Reuter's corros- tiguous with the bardara of China supplied, instead of being pompaliof. to pondena as Christianda atatea that at the † throughout a wide region. All mullers large orderi at-a-time many months Many roollen operatives in the opening of the Starthing the President concerning Manchuria received the ahead as they were formarly accustomed to. Colne Valley are idle, while twenty expressed joy, admiration and pride as careful consideration of the Government throughout the year, the extreme fluctus The Fire Fecker, by kota.
The price of hemp lins boar steady thousand workers in the Colne Valley the fact that Capt. Amundsen has and were minutely studied, but Japan tina not exceeding 82.00 per plouf in Mania, and Huddersfield are working on short planted the Norwegian ng at the bas bo intention of dabbling: in the At the momână. the “quotation is abouth Brown Boo and Winter by Cive Holland." South Pole, and a telegram was sent to air of China so long as they conui biber than at the close of the Jer, Hobart accordingly, in
to concern China exclusively and her and exchange about & per cent, mors King Haakon has consented that his people alone and do not encroach apon favourable. The balans at working adiant and Queen Maud's names may be used the sphere of outside interests. But it is lose than in the physics year hy wome 88,000 odd dividends frm investments is nnderstood that in the event of any $3,000 less, and the catry forwart about on maps of the unexplored lands.
question arising which threatens the 80,000 Iona, tut we costines the dividend special interests of Japan in that region, dep sciation has been provided fie and
it is quite fully earned.
and the statutory ANOTHER BYE ELEC then the Government would take proper stocks of rope on hand are taken at low
than a a replacing cost to-day,
Band There being questions, the Chairman d the adopt in of the raport and sccpunts. Mr H. P.
Boounded. Carried.
-On the motion of Mr Klinck, seconded by Mi Young, Memes B. P. While, D. W. re-elected mombora of the Craddock and Dr. J... Nabie, ware Consulting
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JAPAN SUPPLYING SINGA- PORE WITH COAL.
Renter's correspondent at Tokyo wires that is consequence of the strike in England large contracts are being arranged to supply coal to the Straits Settlements. The Mitsui Busana Kaisla -se arranged to send twenty-six cargoen
to Singapore
ASQUITH BANQUETTED.
WEEK OF GREAT NATIONAL
ANXIETY.
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Losbox, March 0. A Liberal banquet was given last night at Covent Garden Theatre in *honour of Mr Asquith, upon his pawing. the Parliament B He received a splendid "ovation. The theatre was Crummed.
TION.
UNIONIST IP. RESIGNS.
(Router's Service to the China Maik)
Loudon, March 9
Mr J. R. M. Kirkwood, Unionist M.P. for South East Easex, has resigned, and Mr Hapert Guiness will be the Unionist candidate at the bye-election.
[Noto-At the last General Election, Mr Kirkwood's unjarity over MrJ.H. Burrows (L.) was 1,217. —En. ...]
THE BUSSI N-NAVY.
HEAVY PROJECTED EX-. PENDITURE.
Mr Asquith said he would have (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) been glad if this celebration had not
steps to safeguard them, "and would do in the fatore what it had done in the past.
THE REICHST - G. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, March. 9."
Committee.
Mr Hancock proposed and Me yon Wiser and A. O'D, Gourdin as auditors. rounded the re-election of Mes re W. H. Carried
Tite Chairman be dividend, warËRZIER new ready thank you for your attendance; that is all the basina. Hangkong and Kowloon Whatt
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that the procedure in the Reichstag Reuter's Berlin correspondent wires
requiring confirmation of the Presiden- tial elections, Messrs. Kaempl, Paaschera and Dove were elected President, First and Second Vice Presidenta respectively, All accepted, and so the socialist Scheidemann has thus been eliminated:
THE I SURANCE ACT.
GOVERNMENTS, LAST HOPE.
Hon. Ir. H. Ross" presided at the ordinary general meeting, of the abovn Company held at the office of Messin Jardine, Matheson and Co, Led to day, There were also present ---Bir-
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fallen under the shadow of a week. It is reported by Renter's agent at of great national anxiety, when the St. Petersburg that the Cabinet-bas Government had temporarily placed on introduced in the Duma a new naval its shoulders a weighty addition to the programme providing for the ex- load of responsibility which at all times penditure of 50 millions sterling was hard enough to sustain. (Applause), during the next five years. Ha congratulated the nation and all the -political parties on their patience and self-restraint. The Government had spared no effort or power to bring about peace, and he still entertained the hope. that the controversy would be settled by agreement based upon principles of (Reuter's Service to the China. Mail)
equity, and be honourable to both
PRESIDENT YUAN,
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The Seorntary read the notice cofrening Government dosa not intend, however, the to postpone, but rather to accelerate, the operation of the Insurance Act, in the hope that the actual benefits derived will disipate popular prejudice against the measure.
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· LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. parties. (Cheers.) Turning to the The Times correspondent at Nanking Parliament Act they believed it to be reports that the Cabinet and Assembly
LONDON, March 8. great deal more than a mere addition have consented to the insugeration of The batting on the Lincolnshire to the Statute Book; they beliayed it to the President-elect in Peking, also to Handicap, to be run on the 26th inst, happened indeed, there, but throughout be a landmark recording the completionese Yuan Shih-kai from going to is sa follows of one stage and the opening of another Nanking in view of the troubles in the
North.
TURKS STILL AGGRESSIVE.
REPORTED" HEAVY LOSSES.
13 to 2 agst 100 to 9 100 to 6: 100 to 6. 100 to 100 to 6
Warfare. Long Spanish Sobieski. Great Surprise Uncle Pat National, Hathally
stage of development. He emphasised. that if the will of the people did - not prevail then democrŁY -Was
farce. They might as wall throw the whole machinery of -elections on the samp heep. (Cheers) At two elections they had convinced and war resllowed by their countrymen to -deolare, that the Ronse of Lords was a perlian and non-representative body. and nothing better than the caricature | states that 3,000 Turks made a series of ;*~ ACUTE DIFFERENCES.
of a Second Chamber.
Mote Mr Asquith's speechs was in finished who we went to press.--ED Q.M.)
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Lobos, March 8 Reuter's correspondent: ar Roman
vigurous“ attacks all night Tuesday on
the Italian positions at Mergheb. The
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LONDON, March 8.
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verbial ill-wind, in this instance, bacno far Failed to benefit nal:- Your directors bow ever, look forward arith confidenoS TO AD expansion of tænde i order and mourit
the neighbouring pro established in vinoda,; and Copeurrently, with" adchens pansion, prosperous times for the Whar Co. The proposed dividend of 6 per cent. is", not a large, some, but I should likez to remind you, gentlemen, blint dividenia at laba pises have had to be radoved, not because the Whad, Co
1-failed, to sarst them bat beamuse, and solely because of She typhoon z 1906, which involved? very heary form and forces us to facros our capital, and had it not been for thing the disidand to-day would have been 10 ponnection with this matter yoga
Turks were repulsed by artillery, and The Hungarian Premier, Count | consideration quick fire. It is estimated that four Charis Khenn-Hervary, has resigned hundred were led The Italian owing to boute differences with the casualties, were" one killed and five Austrian Go wounded.
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