ONDAY, MARCE=31-1818.
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„Beuter's Beralas to the China Mail.) (Reuter's Service,to the China Mall.)
STAFFORD HOUSE.
OFFER WITHDRAWN.
LONDON, March 29, Sir William Laver has withdrawn his offer to present Stafford Housą to the nation on the ground that sug gestions were made in the House of Commons during his absonce in the -Conga that he was actuated by mer
sandry motives.
STANDARD OIL CO. AND CHINA.
TURCO-BALKAN WAR
DISTINGUISHED TURKISH
PRISONERS,
LONDON, March 30 Chukri Pasha aud seven Turkish
generals and officers of atal bare ar- rived at Solla, accompanied by Bul- garinn officers in attendance. The Ottoman officers showed deep emotion when received by the Commandant, who praised the bravery of the calence of Adrianople and cordially welcomed them. Chukri Pasha and the others were conducted to the residence allotted them during their mpúivity.
POWERS REPRESENTATIONS.
LONDON, March 30, A en inesance of the temptation to which the Chinese Government is ex- posed, The Times prints an extract The representatives of the Powers From letter-received by a well have made collective representations to informed house from Peking showing Cetinje and Belgrade communicating that the Standard Oil Company offered the, decision of the Powers on the loan of $35,000,000 for the scle rights | question of the frontiers of Albania and of the exploitation of petroleum in China demanding the abandonment of the siege For a term of years.
GERMANY'S MILITARY
FINANCE
ENORMOUS SUMS.
LONDON, March 30. The German Federal Council as and the Army and Finance Bills. The total permanent increases of ex. penditure, during the next three years
of Skutari.
MONTENEGRO'S APPEAL.
The Montenegrin Gorernment, in an appeal to the British people through Reuter, says that Europe proposes to kill Montenegro in order to create Albania Montenegro cannot accept the decision and will continue hostiäties till there are signs of peace from Turkey. after which she will seek inspiration in despair.
BIG FIRM IN SHANGHAL
TWO SAMPAN MEN BURNED.
ONE MILLION TARLA" DAMAGE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.}'"
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The Eazineers scored a victory over Kowicon on Saturday afternoon scoring 197 to the losers 75. Soures: Te
ROYAL ENGINYERS,
Lee Cpl. Brown, b Dixon Sapper Collins, i DeRoma Opt Morrish, run out Cpl. Posson, run out Loo Cpl. Smith, e Wolf, b DeRome
SHANGHAI, March 31. Three godoros : Messrs. Melcher and Company's Wharf at Pooting were completely destroyed by fire on Saturday
Cpl. Walden, b DeRome night and Sunday morning. The go downs were filled with cotton, nut oil, Leo Cpl. Scott e Brown, Dixon tallow and vegetable was. Three hun-Sapper Lewis, and b DeRome...
Cpl. Tucker, net out... dred sailors landed from warships, and fought the fire all night, most of the men coming from the Newcastle." In the early morning the melted tallow oil burst out and poured over the wharf and into the river. The sailors were
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CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
LONDON, March 30.
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are £19,800,000 and of non-recurring MONTENEGRO IGNORES POWERS sions at Dayton have greatly improved. Morrish
-Jacrecies £44,000,000. The "peace -footing of the army is increased by 136,000 men, making a total of 308,585. The Federal Princes parti cipate in the special lers of one-half per cent, on property. There will be also a special contribution of two per cent. an incomes above 50,000 marks* The existing taxes and dutige will be Increased. The stamp duty on com- pany contracts and insurance 'reccipts will be raised, and the rights of the
· State to the estates of intestates will he extended. An unexpected featurs" of the financial proposals is the announce- abent that the new permanent burden la so large that it cannot be covered by
· Imperial sources of taxation, hence a considerable share must be shifted to the shoulders of the Federal Status which, after the 1st April, 1916, mue' contribute annually, to the Imperia Exchequer a aum equivalent to 125 marks per capita of the population in
Addition to the annual matricular con
tribution of 30 pfenniga per capit. 1 This money the States may only rais by direct taxes un property, income, profits or inheritances; and an Imperial tax on the increment value of property -will come automatically into force in Any State failing to introduce one of
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the foregoing taxes. Tais in designet to prevent States imposing an addit tional hurdon on the poor. expected that the new
matricular contribution will bring in 87,000,000 marks.
AN OBJECTIONABLE ALIEN.
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LONDON, March 30,
It is stated in Belgrade that by crder
A telegram from New York states that the conditions in the flooded dis-
of King Nicholas the bombardment of tricts are slowly improving. The sub- Skutari has been renewed mest fiercely-sidence of the rivers in the interior of
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BULGARIAN AND SERVIAN
CASUALTIES.
Reuter a borrespondent at Sofia slates that according to information from bead- quarters the Bulgarian losses in the fighting at Adrianople on March 24, 25. and 20 were eleven thousand killed and wounded. The Serving losses, were twelve hundred. Prisoners numbered sixty thousand, including eight hundred officers. The trophies include 650 guns of different calibre, and 3 machine Suas.
EUROPE'S HESITATION.
Indiana and Ohio has increased the Hoode on the Obio and Mississippi rivers, and Cincinatti i confronted with one of the worst inundations in its history."
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KING AND QUEEN'S STATE VISITS.
LONDON, March 29. According to the newspapers Their Majesties King George and Queer. Mary will make ceremonial visits to Paris, Berlin and Vienna probably in May,
Reuter's Berlin correspondent ways that the British Embassy, knows A semi-official message to the "nothing of the rumoured visit of their
that the chief obstacle to peace is Majesties to Germany. hot the resistance of Adriensple, but i the heaitaney of Europa. Unless Europe cut short the Turkish illusione, fresh recours: to arms was inevitable.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
CHINESE NEWS.
(Wah Tea Yat Po's Bervice.)
PEKING, March 31,
All the Chinees merchants in the Chinese part of larbin have been turned out by the Russian Government. Reuter's Constantinople correspond-lost of them fled to Mukden. The ont reports that an official message Governor-General of the province bas states that the enemy occupied an found out that the Royalty Society is in advanced position at Buyukchekmadje league with the Mongolian bandits. It but were driven off with considerable had been planned that they would rise loss, the position being recaptured by
in north Manchuria in case of war between China and Russia.
Turka
OBITUARY.
LONDON, March 30. The death of Lord Archibald Camp-
A message from Boston states tl at belj, brother of the Duke of Argyll, is Mias announced. Deceased, who was bor
the Birmingham suffragette, Ward, arrived thora on a visit to her relatives, but was debarred from land. ing on the ground that she had been sentenced to imprisonment for window -smashing in London.
GERMANY'S MIMARY
AIRCRAFT.
London, March 30.
is 1846, was a partner in the banking firm of Coutts and Co. He is the author
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NEWS FROM JAPAN.
TOKYO, March 31. The funeral of the two lieutenants who were killed at the serial meeting
of several publications relating to the held by the War Department on Satur- Scottish Highlands.
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of Pembroke, atthe age of sixty.
day last, took place to day. Thousands of people were preset including mang
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