FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1913,
THE CHINA MAIL,
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION
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GREAT LITIGATION.
AIRD V. TANJONG PAGAR CASE SETTLED.
"
Lespos Jan. 10, Mr Lewis Harcourt, Colonial Secret- ary, in reply to Mr. MacCallum Set, sisted that the terms of the Tanjong Pagar seulement ure that the pays Sie John Aird £325,000 in
ment of all claims
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LOANS TO CHINA,
QUESTIONS. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, Jan. 10.
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TERRIBLE CONDITION OF ADRIANOPLE
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LONDON, Jan. 10. Reuter's correspondent at Belgrade telegraphs that the Turks are desorting to the House of Commons, Mr Adrianople. There is a report that Gianell asked questions drawing at famine prevails Bread rations have testion to the cumparative merits of been reduced to four ones, and as and the Crisp and the six Power loans, as there is no other food, surrender may settle-regaris security. He asked whether he expected daily.
before the loan was feally concluded Sir Edward Grey would obtain, in the interest of the investing public, an independent opinion of the Six Power lean."
A plant materials and buildings connected with the work are to become the property of the Erard, and all out
tanding certificare for work done by Bir John Aird are to be cancelled. Each party bears their own costs.
SILLY SUFFRAGETTES.
Sir Edward Gray replied that he was not prepared to intervene in the man- Der Suggested. The investing public, be grid, must form their own opinion as to the comparative advantages of
SENTENCES FOR LETTER BOX | the differen: leans from the papers
·OUTRAGES.
LONDON, Jan. ..
The Suffragetters, the Misses Billing buras sad Gay, have been sentenced to eight months imprisonment at Ol Bailey in connection with the letter-
bas outrages,
THE PEACE NEGOTIA. TIONS.
THE AEGEAN ISLANDS.
Loxnox, Jan. 9.
It is stated in Paris that the demarche of the Powers to Constantinople will probably be deferred until the end of the week. The Powers are agreed regarding Adrianople, but dere" are acma divergencies regarding the Aegean Islands The Triple Entente support shair cession to Grace, and the Triple Alliance are desirous of leaving a
umber of them to Turkey.
DUCHESS OF CON. NAUGHT.
submitted to Parliament and from other public information,
THE UNIONIST PARTY.
TRANQUILLITY, BEING
RESTORED.
Loyalty To The Leaders.
Loxvox, January 9. The Unlocist Whipe announce "That the Memorial is being most extensively signed by'all sections of the party with the object of establishing complete unity on Tariff Referm. A large number of, signatures have already been obtained and warm cordial expressions of loyalty to the Lealers are embedied in the
downrens."
the
DEATH OF AN M.P.
LONDON, January 9. The death is announced of Mr P. J.
East Power, Nationalist M.P. for Waterford.
BATTLESHIP FIRE DIRECTORS.
WARSHIPS TO BE FITTED.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Independent News Agency's Service
to the China Mail.), »
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[COPYRIGET.] CROWNING THÉ MIKADO.
Tokyo, Jan, 10, The Cornuation of the Mikado bas been ized for November, 1014.
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The Tokyo correspondent of the Independent Press Agency has been authoritatively informed in reference to statements made recently in the vernacular Press to the effect that the Bew Cabinet intends to undertake LONDON, Jan. 9. an aggressive policy STY Inner Following upon the success of Vice-Mongolia and Southern Manchuria, Admiral Sir Percy Scott's fire director, that the foreign policy of the Mataura the Thunderer has been fitted with Ministry will be towards the main tha
with
tenance of peace. in the Far East upon Commander apparatur Dreyers in control. If the system works harmoniously, the fire director is expected to show great results, and if satisfactory is will be Atted to all capital ships.
CANADA AND PRE- FERENCE.
MR BORDEN'S STATEMENT.
LONDON, Jan. 9.
A message from Ottawa atates that
According to Press reporta Memorial submitted at the meeting of the Unionist Members yesterday, presid- Mr Borden's statement that no compact elver by Mr. Ronald M'Neill, reaffirms or understanding of any kind with the belief in Tarif Reform and Imperial respect to preferential trade was made! Preference, approves of the speedy by him or his colleagues and the enactment of measures to secure these Unionist leaders. purposes, urges that food taxes be not an issue at the next 'alection, and anggests that if the party is returned to LONDON, Jan. 9. A telegram from Ottawa states that power that it be their duty to summon an Imperial Conference to discuss the the Duchess Connaught, wife of
means of establiebing Imperial pre- the Governor-General of Canada; stood ference. In the event of a scheme being,
LONDON, Jan. 9. the journey to Montreal well by adopted embodying food taxes these
The Ambassadors resumed their resting, and sha was fairly comfortable. | should be submitted to the electorate at
meetings the Foreign another General Election. The memorial yesterday afternoon: earnestly bags Mr. Bonar Law to accept |
TRAINING COLLEGES IN
FRANCE.
SYSTEM OF ATHLETICS is modification of procedure and to
continue in the leadership.
It is understood that 130 Unionists Members at present in the House of Commons have signed the Memorial. It is believed that there will be no difficulty in securing the aigutans of the whole party.
THE AMBASSADORS' MEETING.
Office
NEW PORTUGUESE MINISTER.
By the s.s.Tenyo Maru" the new Portuguese Minister for Peking, His Ex- vellency José Batalla de Freitas, and Madina Freitas, arised in the Colony today. They were met by Consul Genersi J. J. leiris and escorted to the Hongkong Hotel where they are staying. His Ex- cellency and Madame Freitas will pay a: visit to the Governor of Maeso on Sunday.
LONDOS, January 9. Reator's correspondent at Paris-tele- graph that a system of athletica in collages is being organised to train
The Caisuist papers gecerally acclaim French athletes for the next Olympiad.that the prospects of the settlement of the differences is a tribute to the TURKEY AN BULGARIA.plendid loyalty with which the Tariff So far, they have not decided when they
Reformers bowed down to the will of will leave for the North.
AN ABORTIVE MEETING.
LONDON, Jan. 9. - A telegram from Sofia states that the meeting of Count Savof' and
Nazim Pasha has proved abortive"
the majority and it is largely due to the
tact and goodwill of Mr Austin Cham-
berlain that the risk of division has THE ALLAN been removed."
The Morning Post, which has always been a stalwart on the subject of the retention of food taxes, le wevër, declares
It transpires that Nazim Pasha sug that the Party is in danger of being gested re-victualling at Adrianople, undervishet to atoms, reminds r Donar
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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.);
DYERS ON STRIKE.
SIXTY THOUSAND OUT.
LONDON, Jun. 9. Sixty thousand Bradford dyers struck work yesterday.
The em Ployers are willing to grant an in- to piece work, but this the men de- creuse of wages if the men will agree
eline to do. A settlement has been effected with the Lancashire dyers.
(Wah Taz Fat Po's Service.)
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BRITISH MAILS TO OKINA.
Complaints of Irregularity.
Far Eastern newspapers have been voicing recently public dissatisfaction with the irregular anivals of English manila via Siburia. As an instance, the London wil
The Allan Wilkie Dramatic Company night in their excellent performance Me. Henry Arthur Jones' comedy of November 13 arrived at Peking (states
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thon raised the question of the Law and his colleagues of their past cutitled The Liars gave a clear in Reuter's correspondent) 48 hours before possession of the city. Count Savoff plodges, and says that the food taxes dication of why it is that that atebeiously-the unil of November 9. It appears that Mr Ginnell a ked the Secretary for Forelga replied that the first would be settled cannot basourably be abandoned. dating the artistice. The second was
matter for the Peace Conference.
A SHIPWRECKED SAILOR'S REMARKABLE
SWIM.
LONDON, -Jan. 2. One of the crow of the Roscarans which was formerly the Methoes Castin (the oil steamer that recently want absore at the Asturias) swam six miles
The Tivity Graphic, one of the first revolters, predicts that the postpone ment will apply not merely to food taxes but to the whole policy, which it is impossible to divide into two parts.
The Liberal papers are jubel van “ak the surrender of Bonar Law" aithe sumaling blow to Chamberlainem by the victory in Lancashire."
TENSION GREATLY
RELAXED.
LATER.
to the shore and was picked up in ea: Two hundred Members of the House unconscious condition. Two others of Commons have already signed the have been rescued from the rigging Unionist memorial. It is stated that and bave been taken to the lightship, the tension has been greatly relaxed, the heavy sous preventing their landing and a satisfactory solution is considered
ANTICIPATING THE BUDGET.
to be certaio.
named play retains das attraction for the
public. In the performance they dwelt arefully, su far as the dramatist in
on Saturday orening, and are sent on to unfair monopoly in all business in Chins tended they should, on the many more
of to-day but of all time, and in arrangement to the contrary, they are Co., or that company's explanation, which heless common foibles of society, not Mo cow, where, in the absence of any enjoyed by Moara Jard ne, Matheson and
doing so indiented the propensity of the forwarded on by the test train, which was considered satisfactory, or any sub. vast majucity to profer the primrose happens to be path of dulliance
a slow, ordinary pustaleequent inquiry or explanatics, disclosed rather than build train. The express, leaving a day or so the fact that during the construction of securely upon the caly sure road-the later, arrives at Harbin four days earlier the Shangbai-Nanking Railway the head of roud of truth, vidus, justies and honour: than the postal train. From Harbin on. Jardine, Matheson and Co., at Shanghai, To all of us, however, the intricacies of wards there is no delay.
the English post offices do not remain Affairs if he would say whether the careful Sunday the Siberian malls close inquiry in 1910 into the complaints of
THE CHINA TRADE.
for the time being was Chairman of the human folly and weakness de irresist The Continental mails and the American Shanghai-Nauking Railway Board, and in ably attractive, particularly when enun- |—which link with the German-invariably that capacity issued orders for the supply ciated by a elever dramatist and grace-arrive on due dates, and it is hoped that of materials for the same to Jardins, fully portrayed by talented Company better arrangements will be made by the Mathenon and Co.; and if he would explain as was the ease last night. There is English authorities aa noon as possible. In what there was in the circumstances to quite a lot of genuine cleverness in the first place, Moscow should be seked to make that arrangement satisfactory to
Tho Lises" and plenty of scope for forward Far Eastern mais only by fast anyone bat Jardins, Matheson and Co. talented pinyora. Not only was the trains.-The Standards
Mr Acland: His Majesty's Government play excellently perfonned, but it
are aware that the Shanghai agent of: was very appropriately staged, and much
Mesure Jardine, Matheson and Co, was also a combination, of course, could not hub
Chairman of the Shanghai-Nanking Itaitway make for a very pleasant evening, which
Board at the time in question. The was greatly enjoyed by the fairly large
construction of the railway was completed audience present, In The Liars ther The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce, in 1908, and no complaints were received are so many "outstanding" figures that says the Japan Mail of Dec, 14, appointed by His Majesty's Government prior to know who to last year a Committee on the Improvement September, 1910. The complains sub single out for special prominance, so of Trade with Chine, whose Islours wore sequently received were against the alleged shall refrain from inaking the attempt recently completed and would have been calair use by Mesra Jardine, Matheson The Underwriters are now accepting FAR EASTERN SECTION TO BE and content myself with stating a truth abinitted
the last general meeting of and Co. of their position, to favour feins about The Liars" and the others the Chamber but for the fact that the for which they, ware aganta As already (happily they were not all liars) that Committee's inquiries had rovented many stated in reply to the honourable member. reduction or abolitina of the duty on
each and all performed their respective LONDON, Jan. 9. Laugar, compared with the recent figure
The London Chamber of Commerce delight of all presént.
parts with much ability and to the points in the salating commercial umges for Thanet on 11th December, iba ez- of 25 per cent. Tan per cent is being has resolved to constitute-a Far Eastern
whioli demanded immediate correction, and, plantions given with regard to those accepted in the case of abolition only. Section of the Chamber, which will cut Mr. George Bernard Shaw's very interests of the business toon now sctually Tonight this talented Company pre if publicly exposed, would injore the
charges, wore considerad satisfactory. It against 15 per cent previously, and 16 comprise members trading with China, much-discussed play Mrs. Warren's per cent is being paid against the risk Japan and the Malay Slater Sir Profession" and I strongly recomend stile dinastisfaction is expressed in some bononable mamber, that order for of abolition or the reduction of the Henry Kenwick, M.P., will be the all lovers of fine acting and a clover play quarters as to the course taken by the maturial, were given to Modara Jardins,
Loxbox, Jan. 9.
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