“TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1812.
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THE WAR.
THE PIACE NEGOTIATIONS.
LONDON, Dec. 9.
The Balkan delegates to London are being appointed. M. Daneff, President of the Chamber, beads the Bulgarian Relegation. Although Greece has pot signed the armistice, the also is sending representatives to London, including the Premise, M... Venizelos.
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THE SIX NATIONS' LOAN. THE PANAMA CANAL
FURTHER INCORPORATIONS.
LONDON, Dec. 10. It is understood that the British group of the Six Nations Lean has been extended by the incorporation of repre- sentatives of the banking concerns of Messrs Baring's, Messrs Schroeder's, the London, County and Westminster, and Parra. These with, al course, the inclusion of the Hongkong and Shanghai The Turkish Mission is not yet com-Banking Incorporation and probably pleted. All the Missions will be another, will comprise the British accompanied by expert advisors.
WHAT IS HOPED.
In view of a ponible hitch, it is expected, however, that the Conference
wil be of short duration. All the
Parties are very anxious for a settle- Bent.
-THE CORNISH TRAGEDY.
THE MYSTERIOUS DE LAY.
LONDON, Dec. 10,
It transpires that De Lay, the former Singapore solicitor (who committed
ing) war married in November 1911, suicide at Newquay recently by hang
after a Mr Young had obtained divores,
De Lay, under an animed came, being
the co-respondeat.
NATIONAL STRIKE FEARED IN ENGLAND.
interests.
The representatives of the Six-Nations Group will meet in London on Friday to discuss a proposed twenty-five million ican.
"THE HOUSE” AND TEE CANADIAN OFFER.
:
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS FROM CALIFORNIA.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SEQUEL TO A 'COLLISION.
Indo-China Steamship Co. Sued,"
Sitting in Admiralty Jurisdiction this. morning in the Supreme Court with Com nandor Beckwith, B.N., Assessor, the Chief Justice heurg two actiona arising out of a collision which occurred, on May 21st this your of the Waginn Lighthouse between the . Loong Sang, owned by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., and the Fook Kon Li dishing junk, be longing to Yeung Hing Hi, of 26, Main Street, Aberdeen.
LONDON, Dec. 9. Reuter's correspondent at San Fran cisco say that prominent Californian
Yeung claimed from the company a residente bave petitioned President collision to his junk; and in a cross- sum of $400 for damages caused by the Taft, urging an honourable settlement action the strunship compang glaimed of the British protest in regard to the 1930 for damages occasioned by the same Panama Act, declaring that it is better collision. to suffer sous limitation of freedom in Mr. Eldon Poster, instructed by Me. legislation and commercial, disadvant- F. X. D'Almada Castro, appeared for age than to disregard Treaty oblige the plaintiff, Yeang Hing Hi; and Mr. M.. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. W. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and East- fings, represented the defendant
pany.
tiona.
SIR EDWARD GREY'S DESPATCH.
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On taking baseat his Lordship briefy welcomed Mr. Slade to the Court on his retum to the Colony,
The Foreign Ottice has published despatch from Sir Edward Grey mentioned that the two actions had been Mr. Potter, in his opaning address,
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Mr | exvolidated, -as the circumstances of Bryce, British Ambassador at Washrach were identical. The facts were very ington. It was sent on Nov. 14 for hort and simple, and he thought it was
agreed that the main point was the ques communication to Mr Knox, Secretary tour of lights. On the evening of May of State for the United States. In it this year in company with a sister
LONDON, Dec. 8. Canada's proposal is engaging the attention of the House of Commons to-day. Mr Bonar Law will ask Sir Edward Grey recapitulates in detail jank the Fook Hon Li left Aberdeen and whether the Government will afford the British arguments with reference | proveeded in a south-easterly direction. the House an opportunity of expressing to the Panama Canal tolls and refutes | Everything went well until the junks got about to miles S.E. of Waglan Light. Asquith will probably fix a date for a its appreciation of the offer. Mr the American contentious.
moon, but on the other hand there was an house. It was a dark night; there was no
hence of fog. As they had described it resolution upon the subject, which the'
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been put on the paper.
A number of other questions have ferests of the United States, nothing would be done to'impair the safeguards guaranteed to British shipping by treaty.
The proposals continue to be a topic of world wide interest, and the Cata dian public are jubilant at the reception accorded the proposals in other parts: of the Empire.
The Melbourne Press considers that “INTERFERING WITH CHRIST. the most notable point in Canada's
MAS TRADE.
proposals is that it is a definite indication that the Dominions intand to support the Motherland, and they say the scheme undoubtedly marks an important advance towards co- operation for defence.
CHINA PORTS AND OPIUM.
INDIAN BANKS AND MER- CHANTS PROTEST.
LONDON, Dec. 10. Banks and merchants in India are- making strong representations to the Foreign Office and the India Office STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE regarding the closing of ports in China
OF COMMONS.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
LONDON, Dec. §. Up to the present the 3,000 men who came out on strike on the North Eastern Railway have received no accession to their strength, but considerable anxiety. in nevertheless felt regarding today's developments. As the Christmas traile is already suffering, it is feared that on- less the dispute is settled in a few days it will spread to other systems, develop- In the House of Commons, at question! ing into a national strike. A number time, Mr. Churchill re-emphasised that of meetings were beld by railwaynes is the Canadian dreadnoughts would be various lowns on the North-Ensters in addition to the British programme. ayatam yesterday in support of the
Mr. Asquith announced that all the strike, and it was resolved to protest Premiers in the recent Imperial con- against the infringement of the civil (ference had accepted in principle tha liberties of railwaymen. At some proposal that representatives from the places, however, notably Hall, it was Dominions should be invited to attend decided to take no action:
STRIKE SPREADING.
LONDON, Dec. 10. The strike is spreading: further grievances being brought up. The men contend that the engine driver, asmed Knox, who has had thirty-saven years' service, has been unjustly con ricted, the magistrate describing the -evidence as being very unsatisfactory jon both sides.
Hartlepool, Bishop Auckland and other sections have joined the strike
bile a number of towns have refused, many meetings being adjourned after tirely scenes.
The Railway Company and the strikers are both adopting the firmest possible attitude.
BRITAIN'S REMARKABLE
TRADE.
ENORMOUS INCREASE.
Losnox, Dec. 9. The papers are making a special | feature of the remarkable trade returas; Despite labour troubles, the value of the trade his not only increased by £94,000,000 in eleven monthe, but the
the Committee of Imperial Defence.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY PURCHASING DIBI- GIBLES.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
The Admiralty has purchased one German "Parseval" and one French
Astra Torrs" dirigible..
THE BULGARIANS AT SALONIKA.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
A telegram from Athens states that
against opium,
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs on the let December, 1912-
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATZE WORKS LETEL
1912. Tram à ft. 7 in, sbavs í
overdos
wash
10 in below overdow
Tytam Intermediate wit 1 in. helow overlow Pokfulum, 12 ft. 1'in,
below tow Wow Ses Chong, 3. ft.) Sam. bej iw overlow ...
4)
1913.
zy ft. 1 in below overflow 2975 5 in below overflow 18 ft. 11 in. below overtow
in ft. 10 is blow evertos
In the early hour of the morning--plain- if wald at 1 am and defendants said Long Sang at a distance of 400 cheurig- st 3.10 ..the junk sighted "the s.. Seeing that a collision was inevitable the people on board the junk ma: a noire by beating pages, but apparently without effect, and the junk was struck amidships." After the accident the Loong Sang did everything that could possibly be done to protect the lives of the juk crew. The junk was towed half way to Hong- kong, where he believed it was taken by a police lunch or tog. The maia point in the case was whether the junk was carrying the lights which it should have carried.
His Lordship: Sufficient lights to low ber to see you?
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Mr. Patter said he meant the regula Useful in lights. He would cut the owner of the junk, the man on the lookout, the lamp trimmer and the man is charge of the sink junk to prove that the Fook Hon was carrying the ordinary lights, which were burning. There probably would be another point raised, whether, naming the plaintiffs were negligent in not showing regulation lights, the Loong Sang trok sufficiens' precautions to avoid an accident in the existing circumstances. Plaintiff in the course of his evidence said the phock of the collision was such that several people were thrown over- hard from the junk, and two boys were He corroborazed Counsel's drowned. sintement regarding the junk's lights and
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45 ft. 6 in below overdotion by Mr. Slade added that the mast-
STORLON GAZZONI,
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Tytan.................. Tytam Byowah
Tytam Intermodista Pokfalum -- Wong Net Chang
head light was carried away by the eclli- wire. Soon afterwards the junk berume 167.20 waterlogged.
13.
1911.
1914
389.61
1.54
115.15
1.29
CAN
34.71
3,43
Total maknað and Hill District during the month of Consumption of water in the City
November, 1012
1-11, 1214 8.71 alions 244,4:0 957,015
14.3 15.4.
gallons
1919.
The case was adjourned after other tridence had been given for plaintiff.
A BANKRUPT DEFENDANT.
Contractors' Calm.
vali vračan
Consumption Estimated populatio Consumptics per bowl
per day.
Intermittent supply by Rider Mains in
In the Summary Cours this morning Rider Main districts during November, Leung Shi and Wong Kwai, contractors. 1912. On secount of the shortage of brought e claim against Chan Leung Kea water, street fountains were in course for the recovery of $920.3), damages erection daring November 1912 throughout sustained by defendant's breach of con-
which plaintifs were engaged to curry
an official dispatch describes the Greek the Rider Main districts, the services to tract in respect of reclamation work occupation of Selonika, and says that the houses being cut off as the provision of the Bulgarians who had accepted the fountains progressed. The supply was.out. hospitality of the Greeks and sheltered therefore partly by Rider Mains and partly
by street fountains. there owing to bad weather, were under the command of the Greek commander while in the town.
IMPERIAL WIRELESS
SCHEME
FAST AFRICA'S POSITION.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
At question time in the House.
1Pct.
IDLO,
XOWLON WATER WORKJ ́LEVEL.
Kowloon ta 13.ft. 26 1.
tion Rower voie... f belus oružom, below ovendow STORANA GALLABI. in mělíune and decimali.
1911. Kowloon Gravitations
Recur
COME.
238.74
Consumption of water in Kowloon dering the month of November 2012;,
Mr. W. B. Hind, solicitor, appeared for plaintiffs and stated that defendant, who was not represent, had filed his petitiou in bankrupter. It was necessary for plaintiffs to get formal judgment in Lankruptcy before he could prove his cisimo.
From evidence given for the plaintiffs it appoured that they were employed by defendant under contract to carry out reclamation work at Sam Shui Po, but after the work had been in progress for tallons Gife days defendant stopped the work and
engaged another man, a sub-contractor. Judgment was given for plaintiffs.
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Vtimated population.... Consumption perbed
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1012
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When the price of rice goes up, the. policeman's sabre is flourished at the broker's premises, and when the pries of stocks goes down the stock broker is arrested. They are trying to regulate price by the dashing of the sword. No wonder that the attempt is being made to expand the two services even at the risk of ex- haunting the national resources. It is s vory difficult task to extricate a country from her barbarous state." Thís is what the Niroku writes to vent ita ire against what it regards as so unnecessary inter- ferénce on the part of the police, when it raided the business offices of some of the Daaks broken. The desired effect, it thinks, will never be attained, because the moment the “bulls try to cancel thair deals in view of the display of police forca, the beaza utilize the situation by selling more, which becomes the cause of a second- upheaval in due course of time. Suck "repeated operations will entirely destroy tdie very purpose fur which Exchanges The twenty anion yen worth of were established, that of causing endanced chequer Bongs reissued on the 14th inst. I valges to adjust themselves by calling forth to copy the following extenet from the Japan Slail," of Nov. 18, were henry sales by those who are possessed of private letter received recently in the taken up to the amount of 10,070,000 yen actual grain, The greater the pressure Colony. Bourabaya is a lays and pros on the 28th instant. This was an eminently applied from without, the more diastróns peroun place inhabited by a community of satisfactory result considered from the will be the afect of the inevitable explosion. Whites including half-castor whose une gateral condition of the money market. deprecates the mistaken policy
The Niroku, with expert, critics, strongly is legion Javanese, Medore,Chinese
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The Government analyst's reports show
proportion of unemployed is the lowest Commons, Mr. Harcourt, Secretary that the water is of excellent quality. for years. Merely two per cent. of
for the Colonies, announced that, the Trade Unfonists were idle, which i regarded as being irreducible. The cost of the high power station in the Lancashire cotton trade was particularly highlands of East Africa, under the
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We have been allowed the privilege
prosperona, the milt girls buying Imperial Wireless scheme, would be CLAN FIGHTS IN SOURABAYA Jewellery lavishly. There was oven borne by the Imperial Government. talk of importing labour, to cope with It was also proposed, he said, to erect the boom.
a low power station at Mombaas, for the maintenance of which East Africs would pay.
VICEROYALTY OF INDIA.
AN INTERESTING RUMOUR.
LONDON, Dec. 9° The Daily Mail's Caloutta correspon Bent states that Lord Kitchener
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A DEMONSTRATION OF SOLIDARITY,"
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