THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1913.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION
(Beuter'■ Service to the China Mail)(Rauter's Service to the China Mail.)
I
TURCO-BALKANS WAR.
MEDIATION CONTEMPLATED.
ROUMANIA AND ELGARIA,
between
ANOTHER SUFFRAGIST
OUTRAGE.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S HOUSE DESTROYED.
Losvos, Feb. 20.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr Templeton; drawn thread work, Mrs. Stubbings, Mr. Lyon, Mrs. I rummond; plain work, Mr. Hodonald, Mrs. Donald and Mr. J. Henderson: ton stall, M. John Rodger, Mrs. Walker, assisted by Misses Rodger, Miss Macdonald and Mise Noave. A bran tub was in charge of Stina Pearce, and Masses Green and Harris
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) assisted in the parools department. Dr.
BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
THE NAVAL QUESTION.
Losnos, Feb. 10.
A um suploded in Mr. Lloyd
LONDON, Feb. 20. Boutor learns that the Powers are George's country house at Walton Hill,
Reuter's Berlin correspondent near the golf course, which the builders Jomtemplating mediation Roumania nad Bulgarin, who have were, just fishing. The house for-states that extracts from Admiral been fruitlessly discussing various con- tunately was empty. It was, however. Yon Tirpitz's speech of February 7 promises; and the matter has now shattered, and will require to be rebuilt. have been published." Replying to a best referred back to Bucharest. The damage at least is estimated at Radical Mentber, the Admiral ex- renounce 500. Another bomb was discovered plained that he spoke for himself aut Roumania has offered to
Both consisted of Tib.not for the Government. He did not Satria if she receives a further ex-unexploded, tension of territory on the Black Sea tins of black powder, iguited by u candle doubt that Germany would willingly to Kaliakri, but Bulgaria refuses be placed in shavings saturated with consider a reasonable proposal from canus forts created there would com- paralin. The only clue is the presence England.
of two broken bat pins. There were no footprints on the ground owing to its frozen condition. It is believed that the perpetrators of the outrage mulored to the place at daybreak,
and Varna.
"THE SOLE HOPE"
Beuter's correspondent af Bucharest gelegraphu that according to an official atatemont the latest concessions by Bulgaria are unsatisfactory. The sole hope of the Powers is to initiate mediation. Despite the public agita ion the Toumanian Government is preserving its sany front conscious of it atrength, and points out that British diplomacy has played a con-
MRS. PANKHURSTS ASTOUNDING
STATEMENT.
Adresaing, at meeting at Cardiff Mrs. Peakhurst declared "We have blown up" Mr. Lloyd George's house (cheers),
A Voice: Why?
Alice Sibreo acted as secretary and Mrs. James Macdonald as treasurer.
PARSI LAW. CASE.
The Import, of Oplum.
Tho caso was continued in the Supreme Court this morning in which Burjorji Musserwanji Talati is moving the Court plaintiff of on agrechions dated July 2, for the caediation and delivery up to 1911, made between plaintiff on the first part, the defendant Marwouji Polanji Taiuti, on the second part, and Ella Kadvorie and Ivas Gourges on the third part.
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VALUE THE NANYO YUSEN KUMI
represented the plaintiff, and Sharpe, LADIES
Herr Jagow, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said he was not an expert, but his department would have nothing to say against a ratio of six teen to ten in regard to the fleets of ... with whom, was Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., and Mr. C..G. Alabaster, instructed. England and Germany. He pointed by Mr. W. EL Shenton, Mesers. out that if he said nothing positive Deacon. Looker, Deacon and Harston, regarding the Conversation with Eng-represented the defendanta.
Mr. Potter concluded his opening ad- land it was becuese definite agreed this mexning.. There was a ques ments on special questions did not tim, he said, whether the defendant kriew exist. But he had, however, found jaing to the signing of the agreement a gratifying similarity of views in the that there was a proibition in force in couse of an exeluange of opinions
Nezer East.
GLOVES
siderable part in the efforts to effect a The authorities, she added, need not concerning acute questions in the but defendant must have known. If the WHITE & COLOURED KID.
peaceful solution.
AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
It ja oficially declared in St. Peters- burg that the Tanr's reply to the Austrian Emperor embodies nothing of abruptness or lack of responsiveness attributed to it in certain unofficial circles,
GERMANY AND LIBERIA.
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 19. The Liberian Minister in London visited Berlin regarding the despatch
Mrs. Pankhurat:-To wake him up! look for the women who did it, as she, personally, accepted full responsibility.
EAST ANTRIM.
LONTON, Feb. 90. Major McCalmont has been returned unopposed for East Antrim.
THE SOUTH POLE TRAGEDY.
SYMPATHY FROM - CANADA.
LONDON, Feb. 19 Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa tele graphs that in the House of Commons 3Jr. Lemieux moved the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to the desirability of showing practical
of German warships to Liberian waters sympathy with the dependents of At Christmastide, and a friendly settle-Captain Scott and his companions. ment has resulted. Germany.casured
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THE TOKYO FIRE.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED HOUSES BURNT.
TOKYO, Feb. 12. About fifteen-hundred houses were burnt down by a are which occurred at Kanda-ku, Tokyo, last evening.
WELCOMING DR. SUN.
TOKYO, Feb. 19.
China against Persina opium. He did BLACK & WHITE SUEDE. not intend to go into the matter now contract. would not in his Lordship's opinion be rescinded the plaintif was entitled to damages, and certainly beavy damages, for breach of contract..
1t was mentioned that there was scine difficulty with regard to an interpreter the Court interpreter of Indian dia- Lets did not speak plaintiff's dialect and plaintif did Steak Hindustari.
Hot Several manes were mentioned, but all were objected to by caw or other of the parties. Eventually one of plaintiff's friends was accepted, his evidence being checked by an interpreter appointed-by defendants.
Plaintiff said the tirin of P. F. Talail commenced business twenty to twenty five years ago anal one of the partners was defendant's father. Defendant snerred- him on his death. Plaintiff had claim against the firm and get judgment against the then partners in the Eigh Court of Bombay for Rs. 322.500. De- fondant was one of the partners. This judgment was not satisfied. In 1911, hearing that defendant bad some dealings in Hosgkong, he sent his power of at- torney to Mr. Apese and in April an netion was brought in the Hongkong Court on the Bombay judgment. Sub-1 (Reuter's Service to the China Mat)sequently plaintiff came to Hongkong and saw defendant relative to the proceedings, which defendant wished to settle. Defen
The Members of both Chambers yes terday attended a meeting arranged by them for the purpose of welcoming Dr. Sun Yat Sen to Japan.
Mr. Borden said he was convinced the Miniater that the ships were merely that Canadians would prove equally "zenting a protest against the treatment appreciative of heroism with their of German subjects. A commission kitsmen oversea. Scott was a ward not composed of Britons, Germans, and of Britain alone but of the Empire.
Sir Wilfre Laurier said that the Liberians will settle the claims of
episode showed that the Motherland .German traders,
Telegrams from Liberia any that still produced men equal to the beroes ADMIRALTY AND PROMOTION. ↑ dant, said he had no cash at that time friendly relations with Germany have of old. bean restored.
UNITED STATES AND ILLITERATES
LONDON, Feb. 19. The American Senate has again passed, by 72 to 18, the Immigration Bill excluding illiterates despite Pre- aident Taft's veto."
THE MEXICAN. UPSEAVAL.
PRESIDEST MATERO
ARRESTED.
NEW PRESIDENT PROCLAIMED.
LONDON, Feb. 19. President Madero has been arrested in the National Palace by bia own Bentral Blanquet, supported by th
troops.
Thereupon the Federd General Huerta was proclaimed President after a conference between representatives of General Huerta and General Diaz, crowds of people in the streets hur- rahing both Huerta and Diaz.
CONFUSION REGARDING
FUNDS.
Ho
ed annually.
LONDON, Feb. 20. Another telegram with reference to the Admiralty's setion regarding pro- motion, states that selecie warrant and Mr. J. M. Barrie, e well-known won-cmmissioned officers and men will the Preas hereafter be promoted to commissioned letter author, in a
Commissions will thus be grant- attributes the apathy of the public rank towards the Scat Funds to the con. fusion regarding what is needed, and nske the Government for a definite statement of its intentions. Incident- ally, he says, that Lord Cerzon was wrong in placing the liabilities of the expedition at £30,000: the correct sun was £12,000,
a donation of ten
.
hope that the monument will be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral, the design and the execution to Le entrusted to Cap- tain Scott's widow.
SALE OF WORK
•
SUCESSFUL EFFORT AT ENIGN CREECH.
hut he offered in settlement 140 permits. 1port Persian opium into China, and
AND
WASH LEATHERS,
LACE SCARFS.
BLOUSES.
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HOSIERY:
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$100 cash. Defendant gave plaintiff THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,
to understand that the permits were in his brather's name, al that be himself was proprietor of the firm, the name of which was F. P. Talati. - Defendant said
0. KAMMING & Co., LD. Chemists and Druggists
the permits wore issued by the Chiness GREAT REDUCTIONS IN
PRICES.
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY
DISPENSED,
Governut and were valid in the years 2011 to 1918. The $12,000 was to be paid in lieu of permits for the remainder of 1911. Defendant said the issue of the pirmits would be continned until the end ¦ Pare Dry gs, Fatent Medicines, &e of 1916, and plaintiff would be able to make about $150,000). An agreement was 52A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, drawn up, plaintiff relying upon what the dehalant had told him regarding the permits. Delendnut said that, if the per- tits were withdrawn before the agro- met plaintiff was not to be responsible
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Hongkong, July 20, 1912.
942
By the decision of the majority of the With the object of assisting the special Mr. Austen Chumberlain in sending expenses fund of the Union Church, which
arhimtors (Mr. Justice A. I. Lawrence, guinoas to the at the present time has had a specially would not have entered into the agree the Hon. A. E. Gathorne-Hardy, and Sir from wnda of £19,518,964. The dissenting Mansion House Fund expresses the heavy call made upon it is connection with ment if i had known that the right to James Woodhouse) an award has been
the change of pastorate, a successful sale Permits had been withdrawn of work organised by the Indies of the January 1912. After the signing of the arbitrator, Sir James Woodhouse, was in The mount allowed in respect of the subscribers Agreements congregation was held in the compound of agreement defendant told plaintiff that favour of reducing this sum by £247,189
sada sum of £247,199 was the church yesterday afternoon. For the the permits were arranged between claim for obtaining
the "Chinese and British Government be
was £150,000, past twelve months working parties, in had mis need to há nervous. Ho was awarded to the company as the cost of which the ladies of Kowloon and Quarry ever told by defendant that the right raising capital for construction.
The unique character of the inquiry is Bay hare joined, have been basily to the permits had been cancelled.
shown by the appended details: engaged, and the result of their energies
Cross-examined by Mr. Sharpo, plaintif
Coat of the National Telephone was seen yesterday is the handsome said Mr. Apear who educted the argo. Company's inventory collection of fancy needlework with which ations with defendant was to receive 36 Counsel's fees... and print the snls were laden. In addition to per cent. of the inoury recovered.
Shorthand writers for Assisting materially the funds of the church the parties have served a useful purpose in promoting the social life of the church and its allied organisations, this being one of the aims of those who formed; them.
THE NEW FRENCH. PRESIDENT.
A POPULAR INSTALLATION,
LONDON, Feb. 10.
from Government House, and Mrs, Lander,
£12,500,000 AWARD FOR THE TELEPHONES.
RECORD IN LITIGATION.
£230,000 £71,000
£3,000
ing of evidence and counsel's
Addresses......... Number of questions to witnesses 19,602 4,900 Number of printed pages........
and
Counael included seven 5.C.'s four junior members of the Eu, and the leader for the enmpany, Sir Alfred Cripps had his brief marked for £1,500, with £101 day,
M. Poincaré was on Tuesday install ed at President of the French Republic.
The sale of work was informally opened TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE AND There was a procession through streets lined with troops from his house to
Sis Alfred Cripps, R.C. occupied four- PROPERTY
the Elysee. The display of popular at thres o'clock, and a large business WAR
tsen days with his opening and closing enthusiasm was remarkable, arising soon in progress. The visitors during the
Judgment was given on January 12 in sporches for the Telephone Co., and the Solicitor-General, for the Posimator- Scarcely a building in the city has from the patriotic sentiment evoked by afternoon induded Lady May and a party
one of the most prolonged and costly General, took f'teen days. caped damage from the prolonged the military proposals which are coin wife of the Bishop of Vistasis, who both arbitrations on n cord, the number of days
Ono witness was thirteen days under bombardment Cartloads of corpaccident with M. Poincaré's assumption made various purchases, have been taken out of the city and
of the high ofcc.
Arranged by Mr G: P. Lammert and occupied by the bearing being Revoply.examination, another nive days, ands third two, and the coats being cefimated some made four trips across the Atlantic io
connexion with the case, Mra Stubbings an enjoyable concert was burned, and it is estimated in some quarters that no fewer than 2,000
TSAR'S POINTED CONGRATULA-giren in the evening in the school ball where between 200,000 and £400,000, A splendid programme was contributed by Mureres, the claim and the award Bgared, were killed and 10,000 wounded, most
Mrs. Lamb, Mr. Caway, Mr. J. Wout in millions sterling. Lof where were non-combatants.
White, Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Miss White The arbitration ass out of an agree-PROMOTION OF ROYAL ARTIL The ar ha telegraphed to Mr. Sutor and Mr. R. E. White, who all ment made in August, 1905, by which tho system of the National Telephone Company, President Poincaré as followe:contributed songs...
A". humorons, operetta, The Penny wlio were the piousers of the telephone "You know the value I attach to the
was given in the alternoon service at home, was to be texas. union on France and Russia, and, rely Show" ing on your co-operation in maintaining that union, I send my most sincere and most cordial goud wishes."
EX-PRESIDENT MADERO
RESIGNS.
A telegram from Mexico City states that ex-Fresident Madero has signed his resignation.
MINISTER SHOT DEAD.
The Minister of the Interior Benhor Hernandez, when asked in the afrost to shout “Viva Huerta," cried, lastead, Viva Madero" and was shot dead,
Do
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jo you know that more real danger lurke in a common cold than in any other
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The War Office bas at last issued some by a number of children from Quarryferred to the Postmaster-General on the definito instructions regarding promation Bey in whose training Mre. Mitchell, Mr. expiration of the company's licens on of subalterns of the Royal Artillery. In Wier and Mr. Dickson had taken a great December 31, 1911. The transfer involved future, in the absence of vacancies for deal of pains. This will be repeated on 561,350 telephone stations, and the total Captain, they are to be promoted to that Friday evening to the Sunday School amount clawed was £20,924,700. The rank on completing 13 years servies. This valuation of the plant placed by the will ensure promotion this year for Lieuten children.
tian, D. Pudsey, E. D. Hatthews, TO respective parties was, in round figurer, as sot, C. A. N. Hume-Spey, W. F. Chris. After Depreciation. Cunningham, W. D. Lindsay, H. P. Gar- Baklown :
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