MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1913.
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TURCO-BALKAN WAR.
GREEKS EXPELLED BY TURKS.
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Loxmox, Feb. 17.
A messago from Constantinople ro- porta that renewed fighting has taken place at Bulair, cosulting in consider. Akis losses on both sides.
BREEK SUBJECTS EXPELLED.
The authorities at Constantinople have decided to expel all Hafienic subjecte from the Dardanelies and envirous. Fifty axpailed subjects have arrived at Athens. They report that 2,000 Grooks have already been ar rested,
THE SOUTH POLE TRAGEDY.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LONDON, Feb. 17.
A message frein Christchurch aitos that Commander Evans, in the course of an interview regarding the death of Captain Scott and his party, said: "One cannot make a defence where
tone is needed, "He desis that Potty
Officer Evans became insane, and said
The
his illness was caused by privations and hardships, of which none.could be ashamed.
Commander 4. phatically stated that the depot had not besu touched by the supporting
There parties.
been 独立 evaporation of oil due to the leather washors of the tias becoming defective, AMBASSADORS AND AUSTRIA Captain Scott was found half out of
Heater stator that the Conference of Ambariadors had made no progress towards reconciling the view of Austria and Russia with regard to the boundaries of Albania, though it is hoped that the influences outside Con.
had
bis sleeping bag. The others had fully covered their heads, having pulled up. their sleeping bage. Half a pound of tou and a couple of tea-speons full of sugar remained. He paid a tribute to the work of Surgoon Atkinson, who behaved admirably in the most trying
ference will find a solution of what ią circumstances, . described as a difficult and sociona
altuation. Austria adheres to hor GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE, demand that Albania should include Skutari, Ipak, Prierend, Diakova, Dibm, Konitza, and Janina, though willing to compromiso regarding Ipek and Prisrend.
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COUNSELS OF MODERATION.
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The conference of Ambassadors yes- terday discussed the Turkish proposal in favour of the intervention of the
Powers and also the Rumano Bulgaria difficulty and agreed to give counsels of moderation at Sofin and Bukharest,
HUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
Despite the friendly statement
Lord Curzon, President of the Royal Geographical Society, in a letter to the Press, states that although assured on the highest authority that the Govern ment would amply provide for the families of the victims, the public need not stint their generosity, since before a memorial can be considered, £30,000
is needed to meet the liabilities of the Captain Scott, who had pledged a large expedition and relieve the "estate
portion of his own and his wife's fortune to meet expanses. He added that it would be premature to diecuse the question of a memorial, but be suggested a memorial hall for meetings in furtherance of science, Captain
CHAMPIONSHIP - BOXING CONTESTS,
Cardell Delesta Seaman Grant.
·MEXICAN REVOLT.'
Very great Interest was taken in the veries, of - championship boxing events PRESIDENT ASKED TO RESIGN, ❘ which were decided, ender Messrs. Harry Kelly and Nobby Hall's managemont at the Theatre Regal on Saturday evening. thero being a crowded attendance; Tho
Fronts. Programme included four championship
LONDON, Feb. 16.
A lato telegram slates that the rebela
In the course of the day a detachment resumed hostilities on Friday morning.
of Federala mutinied, but were aver. powered.
AN UNAUTHORISED AN NOUNCEMENT.
Subsequently it was announced that President Madero had rosigned, and Senor de la Berrs, who took refuge in the British Legation, will probably succeed him provisionally.
OFFICIAL DENTAL
A telegram from Mexico states that the announcement with reference to President Madero's resignation is pre mature. i
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SENATE AND PRESIDENT.
endeavoured to persuade President The Senate yesterday "fruitlessly
Madero to resign, so as to secure the issent of Felix Disa to an armistice, They are now preparing a manifesto to the nation warning against the im-¦ arinence of intervention by the United States.
GERMAN ARMY AIKSHIPS.
£1,000,000 FOR NEW HALLS..
LONDON, Feb. 16.
A message from Berlin states that
new halls for airship and seroplanes at the Army Airship Fill provides for
cost of £1,000,000.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
LONDON, Feb. 16. The international match between
CORDELL VERSCH GRANT..
The principal contest of the evening was the fifteen round contest between Jack Cordell, U.S.A.. holder of the title,
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und Seanan Nobby Grant, for the heavy SPORTS DEPART. weight champumship of the Orient, In addition to the title which he defended Everything for Tennis. Cerdell is middleweight champion of the Tacile Coast, while Grant is the heavy weight champion of the Chine Flend The title carried with it
• puro of $1,000, and there was in addition a side stake of $750. In sporting circles in
the Colony "the event had been eagerly looked forward to and anticipations were fully justified. Both men, who wall kun indar Far Fasty had bot ing hard; for the fight, and they entered" the ring in very fine condition. The sea- "man" seemed a little heavier than his opponent, and he was certainly the more musenfar, but -Cordell's development seemed more suited to the ring, hie
muscles being more flexible. A knock
arly in the contest had been pre dicted, but it weet the full Aftern roads, and the contestants looked good enough for peveral more. Throughout the fight was a very even ond
Grant was the
more aggressive, and he put a great deal of wright behind his blows, some of which punished Cordell's taco badly, but the Ameries showed superior science. Timo after time Granh tried, to deliver a knock- out and failed, his opponent being very nippy and exhibiting a good ́guard, though he received a number of very heavy body hits. The fight was a very fast one, and from the way the first four rounds went it seemed that the seaman, wiz went at it at a terrific pace, would not last out. When Cordell went to his
corner at the end of the sixth he looked as fresh as a daisy, while Grunt, who Azad just received a nasty jab on the face,
ded Very fatigued. The next round was as fast as over, however, and the Seaman got home two or three beauties on Cordell's face. At the close of this
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made at Vienna and articles of a like Scott's last words to be inscribed on Ireland and Englund, played at Belfast, round the American evened things up CONSIGNMENTS OF
sone in the Vienna Press, the auti Austrian feeling in St. Petersburg is becoming increasingly bitter and there is reason to believe that Austrian -ideas far exceed Russia's. This is certain to excite the resentment of the Balkan Allies,
'the portals.
THE KING'S SYMPATHY.
The King has written a letter to Captain Scott's mother, expressing his deep sympathy for the lose of her TÖREIGNERS AT ADRIANOPLE. gallant son. His Majesty stated that he mourns the death of a friend sa well as of a distinguished officer.
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It is reported from Sofla that the Government, in reply to the request of the foreign Consuls at Adrianople for La neutral zone or for permission to Jeave the bessiged city, has agreed to the principle of placing foreigners in Adrianople in a position of safety, and is consulting with the military authorities as to a method which will not prejudice the siege operations,
TEWFIK PASHA.
A telegram from Constantinople states that at Aigari, Tewük Pasha was abandoned by his crew and has arrived at Constantinople.
BULGARIAN MINE DISASTER.
The Bulgarians, it is stated, struck a Bulgarian wine, and a Bulgarian mining | detachment was subsequently destroy- ad,
TURKISH LOSSES.
Uncensored despatches from Con. stantinople estimate that the Turkish losses at Bulair on February 12 were 5000 killed and over 10,000 taken as -prisoners or wounded. The Turks also bad 3000 wounded in the fighting at Kurudagh on February 7.
The Turks are not only hampered by penury 'but by an insufficiency of
officers.
The shortage of supplies, men and officers is gradually leading to an antenglement and the same confusion and disorganisation which attended the ,beginning of the war;
·TABL ROBERTS' CAMPAIGN:
LONDON, Feb. 16. Earl Roberts, speaking at Bristol on Saturday, adrogel a meeting of 5,000 on the opening of his campaign for tional military servies. Sir Arthur Lawley was omung the speakers,
U.S. 1-/MIG ATION AND ILLITERATES.-
PRESIDENT TAFT'S VETO,
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TO ROME.
resulted in a win for the former by goals to 1.
The Association football match be tween Oxford and Cambridge played at Queen's Club, resulted in a victory for the latter by 3 goals to 2,
GREEK FLAG HOISTED IN CRETE,
LONDON, Feb. 16. H.M.S. Yarmouth has landed a detachment of bluejackets at Crete, who hauled down the tags of the Protecting Powers and the Turkish fag, rendering military honours. After - Herr Flotow, the German Minister wards the Greek dag was hoisted and at Brussels, has been appointed Auto Crotans made bassador to Rome, owing to the sudden demonstration in favour of Greece illness of Herr Jenisch.
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LONDON, Feb. 16.
HEAVY LONDON FOR.
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Lesbos, Feb. 16.
Four days of fog have culminated in pall of the blackest variety hanging over the city,
BYE-ELECTION RESULT.
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and the protecting Powers.
enthusiastic
FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE.
LONDON, Feb. 15..
On the motion for the adjournment, in the House of Commons,
Sir John Rees (U., E. Div. Notts.) referred to a number of questions, including opium in China and Tibet. LONDON, Feb. 18.
He pointed out that 20,000,000 pounds Mr. Martin Murphy has been of China tee were imported into Tibet returned unopposed as Nationalist every year, and he wanted to see M.P. for East Waterford in succession Indian tea come into Tibet, An op- to the late Mr. P. J, Power, whose death caused the bye-election.
MORE SILLY SUFFRAGISH.
LONDON, Feb. 16. Suffragettes, have been attacking golf courses throughout the country with acid and spadework. Cromer, Frinton, Sheringham, Walton Heath. and Fatogg, and others, have been attacked.
"JUSTICE BEFORE SPORT,"
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The Suffragettes have destroyed a number of greene on Sandwich golf links by cutting with chemicals the words Votes for women," while at Chingford course they have cat in the turf the word "Justice before sport.
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even that there were many who were surprised when only Cordell's hand was held up at the tuish. Mr. W. Logan, who refereed the contest, must have awarded the victory to Cordell by only few points. The decision was not popu- lar with a large section of the audience, but a backer is naturally disappointed if ILLUSTRATED SPORTS LIST TO BE ——— his man does not win. Though there was no vory marked superiority Cordell wpusz undoubtedly the better man. Grant ro
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PTE. SMITH V. KEAMAN GRAYSTON.
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pertunity now offered of enforcing the R.E., and Seaman Powell, H.M.S. Mon The first meeting of Corporal Svett, Trade Provisions of the Treaty. mouth for the heavyweight championship Mr. Theodore Taylor (L, Radcliffe.) of the Army and Navy in the Colony and expressed the opinion that the reports, also the championship of Hongkong had of Consuls clearly showed that China been looked forward to with interest, but
anticipations were hardly realised, the ROMANCATHOLIC CATHEDEAL was putting down the opium traflig fight being spoilt by the tactics adopted drastic manner, and he urged that the Scots had the advantage of height and throughout the country in the most by Towelt, who continually clinched. Municipal Council of Shanghai should reseh, and he proved himself to be stamp out the evil in the Foreign
Settlement,
PROCESSION OF THE CROSS,
continually and hardly stood up to his with people to witness the grand and im Yesterday evening the compound of the very clean boxer. His opponent clinches Roman Catholic Cathedral, was crowded man once in the whole of the fifteen posing procession of the cross which i In the absence of Sir Edward Gray, rounds. Considering his opponents bac annually made at the church, who was attending the Conference of tics Scott was too particular. When he number of beautiful banners was carried, A great Ambassadors, Mr. Acland, Under has had a little nora ring experience hamong them being one bearing the sentence Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied he did on Saturday evening. All through
will learn not, to give away too much, a pronounced by Pontius Pilate which was that certainly there had been a very Scott showed much better scienes and clergy was bore by six brothers of the responsible for the Crucifixion. After the great improvement in the suppression was awarded the victory on points. of opium smoking in China since the chaos of the revolation. The suggestion regarde Shanghai would receive careful and sympathetic consideration.
WRESTLING.
Confraternity of N. 8. dos Pae, a best- tifal embroidered pallium, with the Bes weight championskip of the Orient, bo Drugs followed by dizen little girls A wrestling match to decide the heavy Fr. Noval holding the relics of the Lignum wien Maurice Sauberg, of Chicago, and carrying the instruments of the Crucifixins. In reference to the suggestion that Colony, was billed, but unfortunately the Christ carrying the cross. This was in Hussan A. an Indian resident in the Next came a magnificent life size image of relieve China from the Treaty, he was prars had to announce that Sanberg charge of eight-confreres and wa ICE LINE 3 IN THE ATLANTIC. naturally not able to make shy pro hind sprained his shoulder at praelies meorted by a guard of honour, h
GOVERNMENTAL ACTION.
LONDON, Feb. 16,
mine. It was a most sericas matter to To fil the gap Signalman Schofield, of Lordship Blahap Pozzoni proseding it. release nations from treaty obligations the Navy, and Para Ditti, a pupil of The rear of the processing way occupied into which they had willingly entered. Hassan Ali, came forward. The men by the Philharmonica Bend, which played All he could say was that certain proof thres falls, but owing to the length were said, the chair intoning O Lord were announced to try, the best two out during the transit. The procession falted shaos Station of the Cross and prayers The Scotia, which was engaged in an pounts had been wondy and were now of the fire bout the programme had to have mercy upon us while those promat expedition to the Antarctic regions & under the most careful consideration he proceeded with, the referre calling a knelt. Az eloquent armanpacked few years ago, has been chartered by of the Government. Regarding Tibet,
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by the Bar Rector of the Cathedral. F′′r. A Washington message states that the Government for the observation of he said that we were fully determined
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