TRIDAY, JULY 18, 1912.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAHP BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION Lane,
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GREAT BRITAIN AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.
[COFYRIORT] RESULT OF THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
SIR EDWARD GREY ON THE (Router's 'Bervice to the China Moll.)
SITUATION.
Losnos. July 11. England defeated the South Africans by 174 mons.
Yoreign Policy Unchanged.
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Losos, July 11.
Bir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affaira, speaking in the House of Commons on the Foreign
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TURKISH POLITICS.
NEW MINISTER FOR WAR
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LONDON, July 11, Nazim Pastia has been ofered the portfolio of the Ministry for War..
THE FING AND THE
TEST MATCHES.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Losnns, July 11.
[COPYRIGET.] THE PERSIA” ASHORE,
PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF IN TUGS,
(Reuter's Bernios to the Ukina Malk)
LONDON, July 11. The P. and O. liner Persia went ahora at 11am. this morning, 20 miles off Marseilles.
Tho passengers were taken off in tugs which had been sent to the rescue, The liner is not leaking at all and there is no danger.
Salynge stormers are lightening
CANADA AND THE EMPIRE
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TOURNEY IN LONDON.
Reuter's Service to the China Mall.) LONDON, July 12..
A brilliant revival of the Eliza bethan tourney took place yesterday evening at Earl's Court in support
of the Shakespeare emorial Theatre fund. All society participated. The Earl of Lonsdale was Knight Mar hor.shal, and Viscountess Curzon, Queen of Beauty. Lord Ashby St Leger and the Duke of Marlborough were the finalists in the tilting competi ting.
MEETING OF THE IMPERIAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE.
Ofoe Vat and referring to the (Reuters Service to the China Mall) sitastion in the Mediterranean, pointed out the necessity of having a sufficient margin of strength in home wrators, and not relying on foreign policy Blon to protest the Cnited Kingdom. It web not necesmry for Great Britain to keep a fores in the Mediterranean able to hold her own at any moment against, all other Powers, but though there was ao prospect of any quarrel in the Mediterranean, if we abandoned it
It is probable that the King will (Router's Service to the China Mail.) sitogether there would be a tendency
LONDON, July. LI. for us to slip out of account and the attend the test match at Lords between diplomatie atuation might become the Australians and South Africans, atrained. We ought to keep a sufficient aval force in the Mediterranean available for use at any moment to enable us to be counted as one of the Mediterranean naval Powers. In vias of the coming debate on the subject he would not say more.
FRIENDSHIP WITH FRANCI
AND RUSSIA.
Our foreigi policy, be added, remain ed unchanged. The starting point of any new development-in-foreign policy in Europe was the maintenance of our -friendship with France and Russia. Ile weledmed the meeting of the Kaiser and .ibe Tacr.
¡RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
EXCELLENT.
LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
ENGLISHWOMAN WIN'S CHAM- PIONSHIP OF FRANCE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Loxpos, July 1.
Mr Asquith presided at a meeting of the Imperial Defence Committee..
The Hoa. Mr Borden, the Premier of Canads and other four distinguished Cauadian statesmen were present, a were also Viscount Haldane, Mr Lloyd George, Mr Churchill and other Minis ters.
The naval and military members also atuanded.
Miss Cecilia Leitch has woD the ABUNDANT RAIN OVER Ladies Golf Championship of France | NORTHERN INDIA. on the Tonques links, defcating Gladys Ravenscroft by 6 up and 3 to play.
LAWN TENNIS AT FOLKESTONE.
THE DAVIS CUP PRELIMINARES.
LONDON, July 11.
Our relations with Germany were (Reuter's Service to the Chinë Mall.) excellent. We had been perfectly frank with each other on all questions of mutual interest, and he believed that when questions came up for discussion, , for instance, the respective interests of the Powers in Africa or in the Baghdad milway, both were convinced that their mutual interests would be -reconciled.
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MR BONAR LAW AND THE
MEDITERRANEA
In the Anglo-French preliminary matches for the Davis Cup at Folkes stone, Dixon, England, bent Ducis, France, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, and Gober, France, beat Gore, England, G
am6, 6–3,6m3.
THE ASHBURTON SHOOT-
*ING SHIELD.
A WIN FOR RUGBY.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mafil.)
LONDON, July 12 Rugby School has won the Ash- burton Shooting Shield.
AMERICAN SHIPS AND
PANAMA CANAL.
FORMAL NOTE FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail).
LONDON, July 12.
Reuter's Washington correspon dent states that Mr. Knox, Secretary of State, as received a formal Note (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.frotu Great Britain on the subject of Lariox, July 11. - the proposed free passage of Ameri- Reuter's correspondent at Simis can ships through the Panama Canal telegraphs that abundant rain has It is believed that the Note requesta. Congress to deler action regarding fallen over nearly the whole of Northern the Bill pending, the arrival of a India, and has relieved the feeling of
detailed protest hy mail. acute anxiety?
TUROO-ITALIAN WAR.
PROSPECT 3 OF AN EARLY SETTLEMENT.
THE DESTITUTION IN LONDON.:
PORTOFLONDON AUTHORITY'S
ATTITUDE.
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Loxtos, July-12. LONDON, July 11.
Lord Devonport, Chairman of the Reuter'sConstantinople correspondent | Port of London Authority, in a lot telegraphs that it is learned on reliable ter, states thet 17,709 men were authority that there are good prospects working at the London Docka op SHOUTING AT BISLEY, for an early settlement of the war. The July 11 As the wages paid by the departure of Said Maler. Pasha, the Port of London Authority exceed the disbursernents before the strike it President of the Council of State, who was useless for the strike leaders to ostensibly proceeded to Vienna, ia con- declare that the strike, which was nected with the possibility of a direct practically dead, was the cause of the understanding between the belligerents. present destitution. The destitution
THE MCKINNON CUP COMPETITION.
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Mr. Bonar Law, the leader of tho Opposition, criticised Sir Edward Grey's Bouter's Service to the China Mail.) attitude with regard to the Mediter zascan paval policy, maintaining tha the British naval force should be strong nough to overcome any possible am- bination.
FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION PRODUCED AT BERLIN.
Sir Edward Grey's speech has pro duced an entirely favourable impression At Berlin. It is pointed out in official circles that the asanyasca in given that there is not a single question between the two countries; and that the relations are excellent co-incides with the Germ wiaw, which fully recognizes that the friendship of France and, Rassis is the starting point of British policy. There is no disposition on the part of Germany to ohjeet in Basin being the serminus of the Baghdad, Railway,
LONDON STRIKE FIGHTS.
TAIRTEN INJURED AND REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
FRENCH ELECTORAL
REFORM.
LONDON, July 11, Shooting at Bisley for the McKinnon Cup, England scored 1383 Scotland 1556; South Africa 1554; Ireland 1541 Canada 1535, India 1496, and (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Guernsey 1455.
THE MAWSON ANARCTIC
EXPEDITION.
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LONDON, July 11.
A Wellington telegram reports that Mawson's Antarctic ship Aurora has arrived at Fort Chalmers and reports having left all the expedition in good
health,
THE SWEDISH OLYMPIAD.
RESULTS OF SWIMMING EVENTS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.;
LosDox, July 11.
The 1,500 metres swimming race was uter's Sarvice to the China Mnil)|(won in free stylo by Hodgson of Laspos, Jufy lis Canada in 22mins. 1800, which is a Altogether, free were injured sa record; Hatfeld (Groot Britain) was La remit of the fighting at the Surrey second, 22mins. 30secs,; and Hardwick commercial dock- und were removed Australia) third, 29 mins 104-10secs. hospital. They were mostly cat and
In the hundred metres race, bronst braised. None were shot, though volvers were undoubtedly fired."
1: One arrest luiq Leeu nule.
ANOTHER AFFRAÝ,
Two Workers Seriously
Injared.
re-stroke only, Germans were placed.
In the 100 metres evimming free
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Arrived at Shanghai 6 am. Bave bee on deck since midnight and standing by Losnos, July 11. to meet the men's leaders with re Reuter's correspondent at Paris teleference to the prevailing destitution. since Woosung Bathed, shaved and dressed in full regalis before breakfast and graphs that the Chamber of Deputies,
AN "OLYMPIO" WALK.
settled down in my man to write up two by 339 votes to 217, adopted the
days log before taking books to office.. Government Bill for electoral reform
No sooner commencol than newspaper, man pokwi his hand inside and jacolated, based upon proportional representation.THE 10,000 METRES' RESULT, The Radicals strenuously opposed the Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Watches Impolt," "elling his role measure, and hooted M. Poincare after
LONDON, July 12
but politely go get it from the second. the division.
officer, I started again, when another face The full of the 10,000 metres walk appeared; the coolman's, **Weatches put- was won by Goulding, Canada, inte minty tons coul on deck, mister chiaf 46 28.2/5; Webb, Great Britain, was office. What ade you wantchen.." Telling. second in 46 50.2/5; and Altemani, am rather loro forcibly than politely to put
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AT WINNIPEG.
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LONDON, July 11.
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Italy, third in 47 37.3/5.
SPORTING
"Lawn Bowls Langue, The Duke of Connaught, Governor Tomorrow Extures in this Lawn Bowl's General of Canada, in replying to an League include the following matches — address of welcome, said the only Police v. Civil Service, ou Civil Service parallel to the warmth of the reception | Ground. givea to him at Winnipeg was his re ception in Johannesburg. His Royal Highness mentioned that King Edward selected him || ns Governor-General of Canada
Kowloon v. Tsikön at Kowloon,
it in an unmentionable place I rescued my writing
Enter whsmuger with diabalien! grin on his face. "You are going to Haukow this afternoon al 3.00p.m. He boing a white man and befty, I swallowad lamp in my throat sad took the letters that he had brought. No sooner had. T distributed these and commenced on the log again, the souther guin appeared. Wantchon sockus sew-swald NOTI yelled, go away and the third blas fell softly on the log boul. Counted Len and get going again, when another face appeared in the doorway
Shoes makes mand,ploper Engelishy Chart Git, Joussant gim."Trid. And he went. Remembered that I was a Christian and dealing with poor benighted pagana. Hed's whisky and Bods to soothe my troubled spitit, This trivisi-motion- probably saved hamsa life, for no sooner #F009 COAFATITION AT THE WIGWAM. and I put the glass back in the rack than a "At the Wigwam Tennis Club, to-morrow quartermater came along lese mister
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POLICE COURT ITIMS.
The following cs were honed to-day at: the Magistracy.
WATCH - KNATTUUNIS „
Police Sgt. Sinart best. Inspector Whithers in the final for the DC-I Cup yesterday.
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best, finished my los
style Kahanamsku, of America, finish theft is watch and $1-40 in. money from captains, and the winning team will be would be spceptable. I got ap locked my
other Chino who was walking I presented with spoons Each pair pill Tik Lane. It appeared that he was one of have to play all the pairs of the opposing
gang of men against whom complaints! Lesar doven games,
ed in Imin. 3 2-Usect, Healy of Australis, being second in min. -14 6-10saca, *
In the 200 matras, Craig, Lippincott and Applegarth, all of Great Britain, Another offrey centred at the Surrey were first, second and third,The time
(was 21-7610 appar to be desperate
skerd were wriously injured,
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