THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918,
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[COPYRIGHT.} TURCO-BALKAN WAR,
SEVERE FIGHTING.
LONDON, Jan. 32. The Ambassadors in London today take up the question of Albania. Montenegro and Servia have already submitted atemoranda detailing their claims, the former demanding Skutari Ipek, and Prizrend. and the latter Frizrend and Frilep.
BULGARIA AND ROUMANIA.
LATER.
By a telegram which reached London o the 91st. just., after having been delayed in transmission, Renter learne tha: Bulgaria has agreed to cede to Roumania the territory on the coast southward of Mangalia, which will be made a naval base. Up to the present this plan was not feasible owing to the proximity of the frontier, but this cession removes the chief difficulty.
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THE NEW FRANCHISE THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
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WOMAN AND THE VOTE,
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CONGRATULATIONS FROM
BRITAIN.
LONDON, Jan. 28. LONDON, Jan. 20.
Reuter's Paris correspondent states Unprecedented Lobby intriguing that H. E. the Rt. Hon. Francis has occurred in connection with the Bartie, the British Ambassador, con- female suffrage amendments to the voyer to . Poincare the congratula Franchise Bill. Though the Liberal tions of his Majesty's Government nowapapers generally are not, o pas-upon the occasion of his election to the
A SHIPPING DEAL.
BEITISH INDIA E. N. DOS
ENTERPRISE.
simisti: as the Daily Chronicle, which Presidency, describes the situation as the most menacing confronting the Governmout, they are unanimous in crging the Radicals to be cautious and to remem- ber that it is no Party question, and' also not to talk of resignations.
Sir
Proberarding
MULTUM IN PARVO.
Edward Grey's amendment, which Mr Lyttelton moves and Sir Edward supports, merely substitutes "person" for "male persch."
THE GENERAL BELIEF.
The general belief that it will paas, but it is not thought likely that the House will adopt the consequential
LONDON, Jan. 29.
It is announced that the British India Steam Navigation Co. has acquired the fleet of the Archibald Currie Co., of Melbourne, consisting of five modern steamers with an aggregate tonnage of 22,000.
THE DUCHESS OF
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ROBBERY.
£50,000 WORTH OF PEARLS!
LONDON, January 23. During the week-end a daring at› tempt was made to rob a safe contain- ing pearis valued at £50,000 starling at the office of the pearl merchant Rubia, Holborn Viaduct. The thieves were disturbed when they had slmost drilled the inta They decamped- leaving apparatus, weighing half-s-ton, including twelve gas cylinders, blow pipes, batteries, etc. It is a mystery how they entered, the premises un. boticed.
THE CONDITION OF SOMALILAND.
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, Jan. 93.
In the House of Commons Mr Baird Asked for
infurmation regarding
Somaliland. He described the condi-
tion of the interior as being chaotic
ABLE TO LEAVE HOSPITAL.
and derogatory to British honour. Two Lostos, Jan. 23. Unionist M.P,'s, Mr Glazebrook and Renter's Montreal'correspondent states Sir Randolf Baker, urged va-occupa- that H.R.H. the Duchess of Connaught | tion, has sufficiently recovered from her illness to be able to leave the hospital. For the present she is remaining at
Montreal.
telegram from Constantinople atates that extreme financial penury praznila. The December salaries remain napuid. The facts relative to the naval engagement have become known, and
Bendinent which Mr Henderson, the sacouraged by reports of the Hamidieb's
Labour M.P., intends mcving in favour success the Turkish commander bas ventured southward. At Tenedos he of universal adult suffrage, and the began to retire slowly. Immediatelyenfranchising of 10,000,000 women; or the Greeks sighted the Turks they fired Mr Dickinson's amendment involving are: thres hundred shells and claim the enfranchisement of 6,000,000 wo that they inflicted much damage, though men householders and married women.. they themselves suffered severely at Assini. Tew6k Pasha on board. the A shell Torgutreis badly hit. exploded in the turret of the vessel, Hiling or wounding all near at hand. Both gune were disable). Altogether four officers nad" thirty-six men were sidered as having most chance of being alny States have presented to the j
billed, and 1641 wounded.
ARTILLERY ATTACK AT
BIZANI
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WHAT MAY HAPPEN,
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Mr Lyttelton's amendment would en- franchise 1,000,000 Municipal voters. Of the others, Mr.Dickinson's id con
adopted.
Should Sir Edward Grey's amend
Mr Barcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, described the success of the operations by the Camel Con- stabulary and the 119th Infantry- against a tribe of caravan looters in
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disturbing reports since. There wan nothing serious in the condition of the interior.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
INTERESTING FORECASTS.
LONDON, Jan 22.
Latest Puris advices state that M.;
ment alone be carried, the Courts yard which this firm have just coin Briand is busily engaged Cabinet max-
oay have to decide the meaning of the
A telegram from Athens states that it term "person," which the House of
ing. The latest forecasts are that M.. Ribot or 3. Joanart, the Governor of
has been officially announced that an Lords in 1904 defined as meaning IN FAVOUR OF FREE Algeria, takes the fortfolio of Foreign
artillery attack at Bizani began at eight "male person."
o'clock yesterday morning and continued until síà o'clock in the evening. The Turks replied feebly. A general advance followed, the Greeks dislodging the Turks in the outlying positions. The anemy fed in disorder towards Bizani.
LATEST FROM CONSTAN-
TINOPLE.
Reuter's Constantinople correspond- eat telegraphe that the meeting of the Grand Council has been adjourned til Wednesday. The general impression is that the attitude of the Government, towards the Allies should be relaxed some bat.
GREEKS AT BIZANI.
The Greeks have commenced an attack upon Bizani, the key to Janina.
BULGARIA WANTS A LOAN.
M. Theodoroff, the Bulgarian Minister
ABSURD RUMOURS.
There are rumours that some of the
Ministers will resign, whatever the de- cision of the House of Commons might be and it is even suggested that Sir Edward Grey will resign if his amond- ment be rejected.
Some Radicals auggest the dropping of the Bill, and proceeding with the Plural Voting Bili maly.
ANTI-WOMAN-SUFFRAGE MEETING.
TRADE
AN INFLUENTIAL RESOLUTION.
LONDON, Jan. 28. An influential meeting was held in the city presided over by Lord Avebury, and utteised by Lord Bal- four of Burleigh. Lord Ritchie, Lord Inchehape, and Messrs. Edgar, M.P., and Speyer. M.P. A resolution was laring that Tariff Refers, which passed in favour of Free Trade, de is only another name be Protection, was fraught with grave political and economie danger to the Empire.
OBITUARY."
SIR JAMES COATS, BART.
LONDON, Jan. 23. The death is announced of Sir James
At a crowded meeting at Queen's Hall attended by Unionist and Liberal Members of Parliament and other pro- minent personages to protest agaiuet Coats, Bart, the well-known Paisley Women's Suffrage, Lord Curzon, who presided, declared that he was unde- viatingly hostile to the Sufrage.
Mr Hobhouse, supporting, main-
of Finance. has arrived at London fortained that the mitjority of women the purpose of sonuding the financial | were outi-Suffragista.
circles of the City with a view to raising Mrs Humphrey Ward, the well-known
a loan for varions enterprises arising out of the new situatica brought about by the war.
» HAMEDIEH'S ® STRÁNGE PROCEDURE.
novelist, argued that women with the vote would only be raw material for the political purposes of men.
MR BALFOUR ON THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE BILL.
Mr Balfour, speaking in the City, made arehement denunication of the
A mesangs from Reuter's Fort Said correspondent states that the Turkish cruiser Hamedieh after leaving Spra proceeded to Beyrout, where pou Government's Franchise Bill. He said wighting a cruiser, which was probably the German cruiser Breslau, the officers their idiotic. propasition was based on mistook it for a Greek battleship; cut the idea that where man rests is his their anchor and left at full speed, fighting two destroyers which were #apposed to be Greek on Saturday evening the Hamedieh fed to Port Said.
PANAMA CANÀL TOLLS.
SENATOR BOOTS DENUNCIA- TION.
cotton magnates.
WELSH BY-ELECTION.
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LONDON, Jan. 23
Flint Boroughs, recently vacant owirg
The result-of-the-by-election-fer)
to the death of Mr J. W. Summer (Liberal) has resulted as follows:-
Parry (Liberah... 2,152 Roberta (Unionist).... 1,941
A NEW C.MG.
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true home, and that where he works Governor of Tasmania, has been hon- has no connection therewith.-Laugh- oured by His Majesty with the ter) The Bill would disfranchise the decoration of Commander of the Order City of London, which had steadily of St. Michael and St. George. grown with the Empira.
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FRANCE AND MOROCCO,
-OPERATIONS" RESUMED.
Loxos, Jan. 47.
A message from Libson states that the French are resuming operations at Mogadar with a strong force comprised
THE HONGKONG AND NEW TEXRI- TORIES EVANGELIZATION SOCIETY.
During the absence of Rev. H. 1. Wells the Rev. T. H. Carea has kindly acted as Superintendent. He has thrown his efforts unreservedly and bis meras generously into the work. All has been highly appreciated. Before Mr. Wella of six battalions of Infantry and two Long, of whom 18 were children. Candi went away be baptized 47 people at Un qquadrons of Cavalry, with artillery and dates are numerous
of the numerous machine guns,
Stations. Since the last report. 14 have been baptized at Teun Wan, eight at
PORTUGUESE SAILORST
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and six at Lam Teun, of these only 4 were children. Nearly all were young men between 15 and 80 years old, The absence of women cadidates is deplored. If they come forward in grow ing nunthere it will mean much mon for
the homes
LONDON, Jan. 22. A'message from Libson states that the services of the Portuguese East African,
At Un Long there has been some per liners have been suspended owing to asistat petty persecution of Christiane. strike by the sailors and dockers over Through the efforts of Mr. Caren and the the dismissal of a sailor.
A TERRIBLE CATAS- TROPHE,
350 PILGRIMS DROWNED.
preacher those have been stoppeć. –
been
At Tai O the work has had a sét.back. The shop has been rented aver our heads and a new location is being sought. The Colporteur was sick in hospital for a fortnight. His visits have now resumed. It is expected that the vigor- ous efforts being made will speedily re Lostos; Jan. 22.
sult in a rootcovation and an advance.. Reuter'a Saakim correspondent states
Two of the recently baptised people havis been married in the Lum Tun that a caravan of Indian pilgrims was Chapel the first wedding in the new overwhelmed by a sudden flood from building. Mr. Stock and a Liend the mountains at El Hamra, midway (K.0.Y...) visited this place on two between Medina and Yembo, and 350 Sundays in December and wore delighted were drowned. There are only fifty with the numbers, reverence and cager. survivors,
non to learn; which were în evidencó. In the hired chapels" there is now
Christians to say nothing of the congrega tions wishing to hear this gospel... VIRU Ab the Magistracy this afternoon Mil
The representatives of our Stations at Melbourne took further evidence in the fended the first meeting of this District caso in which eight Japanese are charged Chinese Congregational Church Council. with being in, pescasion of forged beak This is a sign of times: It promotes hotas purporting to be of the face value of
units and co-operation.
The whole aspect of the work is most about half-a-million dollar
cheering The great hopes are being A cashier in the Canton Mint deposed more than fulfilled. Subscriptions for
of view, and also in the world of · International commerce, yot, he said,
LONDON, Jan. 23. the Governmont would make the City's
The Rt. Hon. Henry Chaplin, M.P. rights and its weight in the counsels for the Wimbledon Division, who was of the Empire vanish, while introducing thrown at a fence while hunting with 42 representatives from a newly-con- the Pytchley Housds on December 11, THE JAPANESE FORGED BANK Karcely snough accommodation for the stituted Ireland to vote in English and anderwent a slight operation yesterday, Scottish affairs.'
which passed off most successfully.
GOVERNORSHIP OF JAMAICA.
LONDON, Jan. 23.
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LONDON VOTER'S-CARE-
LONDON, Jan. 22, The Hon. Elihu Root, in supporting In the Senate at Washington his amendment to the Pantiza Canal Act seeking to eliminate the exemption of American coaatwise vessel from
payTM zest of tolla, said the cornerstone of the American riglata in the Cazul was that it should be open to the world on equal terms, The Canal ZoneTM wea not ment's Bill would reduce a great- American property except on trust and constituency to a very small one of
TAKERS, BANK MESSENGERS AND CHARWOMEN!
Lord Rothschild and the Govern
H. E. Col. Bir W. H. Manning K.C.M.G., CB, Governor of the
pointed Governor of Jamsies,""
any other standpoint was revolting caretakers and bank masengers, And, Nyasaland Protectorate, has been ap-
it women voted, of charwomen,
hypocrisy.
NOTE CASE,
to ending the notes, and declared them maintenance and for new buildings may
to be forgeries..
The case was proceeding when we went Sibuce, 18, Bank Buildings, Wyndham be sent to the Hon. Tresurse, Dr. A. to prett
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