SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1913,
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
Router's Service to the China Mail.) | (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.).
MAYAL LIEUTENANT DROWNED.
Lorros, May 10.
THE JUBILEE STAKES.
LONDON, May 10:
(Wah Tao Yai Po'a Serolos.} ***
SIXTEEN NEW CRUISES.
Fusis, May 2.- Probable starter and jockeys:---
It is reported from a reliable scarce Lieutenant Addison has been wash-Bachelor's Hope (Donoghue), Erlegh that the Chinese Government has ad off destroyer in the Pentland (Maber), Adam Bede (Foy), Etheric placed an order with a Europe an firm Firth, and drowned.
(Clark), Lance Chest (Walter Griggs), for sixteen cruisers," Hector (A. Escott), Cigar (Wheat- ley), Derrilhlon (Robbins), Catmint (dellis), Tuxedo (W. Huxley), Dar- Gurian (E. Huxley). Sun Yat (Smyth)
MR. WHITELAW" REID'S ESTATE.
LEAVES £4,000,000.
LONDON, May 10. The late Mr. Whitelaw Reid, who was American Ambassador to London, left four million sterling. He .exprosied a desire that his estate should be shared equally between bis son and daughter.
THE CALIFORNIAN ALIENS' BILL
NOTE FROM JAPAN.
No jockeys yet for Major Symons, Absolute, Monotone, Signorinella, and Agapanthus.
LATER.
Probable starters und jockeys in- clado Cigar (Martin), Major (Her bert), Absolute (Buckley), Agapan. thus (Front), Talana-Hill (Beasley), Jingling Geordie (Wheatley).
JUBILEE STAKES' BETTING....
The betting is 6-1 Hope, 7-1 Major, 100-8 Suu Tat, and 100–7 Berillion.
mer.
DERBY BETTING.
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For the Derby the betting is 9-2. Louvois and Cruganour, 8-1 Shogun, LONDON, May 10 100-7 Aldegond 201 Sanquhar, A telegram from Washington yolean and Nimbus, and terday statos that Mr. Bryan will to-day receive Viscount Chiado, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, who will present & Note out- Haing the views of Japan regarding the Californinu Land Ownership Bill.
The Cabinet will immediately con. sider the Bill,«
STATESMEN ON HOLIDAY.
LONDON, May 10. Mr. and Mrs, Asquith, Mr. and Mra Churchill, Mrs. Cornwallis West and Admiral Moors have left for Venice.
OBITUARY.
SIR COUTTS LINDSAY.
LONDON, May 10. The death is announced of Sir Coutts Lindsay, J P., D.L.
-THREATENED SHIPBUILDERS'
STRIKE.
DISSATISFACTION REGARDING
WACES.
LONDON, May D. The refusal of the man to work ove1-
time in the shipyards on the Clyde and on the North-East of England" owing to dissatisfaction with the wages is causing uneasiness. A strike of 100,000
men is feared,
MINERS' DISPUTE.
THE NON-UNIONIST QUESTION.
THE JAPANESE CRUISERS **KONGO."
LONDON, May 10. The Japanese battleship craigor, Kongo, built by Messra Vickers, Barrow, underwent her speed trial yesterday manned entirely by Japancao. She attained a spood curresponding with that of H. M. S. Lion, though slie is 1000 tons greater.
TURCO-BALKANS WAR.
GREAT FIRE AT SKUTARI.
LONDON, May 10,
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RECOGNITION OF CHINA.
ANGLO GERMAN CONSULTA.
TION HUMOURED, ».
PEKING, May 9.
A Berlin tolegraus "states that, with reference to the recognition of the Chineas Republic the Kaiser expects to have a conealtation with King George, who will visit Germany shortly, and thatjoint re cognition will follow.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION-
.AN OPTIMISTIC FEELING.
Praiso, May 9. Prominent Tenders of the Kuo Min
THE CHINA MAIL.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The Ameries Consul reosired" the following from Manila s 48 to-day--
· Alanila; 7.43 a. The Cyclone or Typhoon. N. of Aparri, moving N.E.
COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments are geotted
Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomach to be, vico- | chairman of the Licensing Board for a Far her period of -thros yours, with effect from the 2nd February, 2013..
11. the Goveruor has been pleased to appoint. Mr. David Landale, provisionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, to bo an Un-official, Member of the Legislative Council, rice the Honourable Mr. Charles Henderson Ross, resigned.
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FOREIGN OFFICE AND CHINA.
Mr. W. H. Hosking bas addressed a long letter to the Daily Telegraph, critid sing the methods of the British Foreign Office relation to affairs in Chin,-in-the-course which he says
Tang society in the capital report that the campaign against Yuan Shih Kai's leadership has been dropped. Tale-of
grams from all sources indicate that the feeling regarding "the internal situation is optimistic.
One has to go lang way back in the annals of war. political bivory, to find a similar i tance of such sullen silence on the part of a British Minister as Sir Ed- ward Grey consistently, exhibits upon all
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HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, May 10. The Marylebone versus Noiça cricket watch at Lords has been abandoned.
Cambridge boat Middlesex by nine wickets. "
HOUSE OF COMMONS ADJOURNED.
LONDON, May 9. The House of Commons has adjourn
A telegram from Vienna states thated till the 27th inst. private wires from Skutari, say that
a great fire has occurred there. Owing to a gale prerailing and to the lack of water, the firo la nasuming huge pro- portions,
GERMAN PRINCESS'
WEDDING.
TSAR TO BE PRESENT.
LONDON, May 10
A St. Petersburg telegram atates that it is understood that arrangements are complete for the Tsar's attendance in Berlin at the wedding of the Kaiser's daughter. The Taaritea will not ac- compaus the Tear,"
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conspiracy of silence as is demonstrated by the hading members of the Opposition, and by the majority, of leading newspapers. Publicity is what the Foreign Secretary fears, and what the Opposition, Front Bench are too languid and indeterminate bè enforce. It'ia only fair, however, to the intelligence of the great public whom both profess to serve to assume that if the real facts of the persont position came to the knowledge of the men of the people (his MADRAS
veil of silence, would be rent in no very, tender manner. They would be ince thin surpris d to learn how little England has obtained in exchange, and if they still pursued their inquiries they would make the painful dise very of how mach she bas lost there y. By the foreign policy of 'the' Gov.romeut, and by the tacit consent of the Opposition, Great Britain has been made à very usalul stalking horse for other Powers in the Far East.
What have been the visible and tangible rault+of Sir Edward Grey's policy in Chips up to the time of writing? If separated they fail undor some such hands as these for New York
The Maciaino of
(1) Now Balzian Lon for Chioase. Lochbuie, on his way to the Caited States Railways of £10,00 100, of which to fulfil a Music Hall engagement. The £4,010,000 and this week in Dake of aryl), who is his godfather, was Frevent at Euston atation to see him off. Brussels. This cat has been fasted
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that I should make a tour through Canada,
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pipers of the Scots Guards, in which abroad, owing to the bitrations placed GEOGRAPH OF CHINA (MALL regim ut he formerly hold conission, by the Foreign Office in the path of Britah struck up Happy we've been a financiers. thegither." Th blachie is the head. (2) The Germans have taken, and are of the chan, and the twenty wreath of his. line, the family big tiaceable for 8 taking, advantage of British supitenors, Great German houses, loyally backed by Lochbuie, which kna 43,600 serva, a deer their Homo Govorament, and with "jami forest, salmon sterame, and a fine castia
fications extending even to the red but tlio catate is heavily encumbered, and A telegrani from Washington: states yields little or nothing to its owner. And, Court of the Hongkong and hanglia; yet scientific.. LONDON, May 9.
having distinct talents as a comedian ha. Bank; bave advanced individual loans THE NATURAL METHOD IN LEARN that among the small changes in the has rescived to work on the stage and try against opportunities for profitable busi OLLENDUET.
ING ·KAGLISH, BASED ON The Miners Federation of Ureat tariff are the placing of indigo on the dested at Edin urgh and Derbyshire;
Price $0.70 and win back his property. He was ness. An armagement is being concluded
SAMPLE COPIES of the above men Britain has decided upon general free list, reducing the daty on vanila went out with the Scottish sharpshooters for the great Krupp firm to conclude antioned will be FunIANED to teachers on action against non-unionista similar to beans from fifty to thirty cents per of the Bees refoges chop at Bloem-material for a period of years on tradit.
to South Africa was made superintendent agreement for the supply of military application, DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE UPOR that of the South Wales no. There pound, eastor beans from twenty to fantein; and afterwarda became manager By our own misguided action wo are crip has been a fall in the membership of fifteen cents per pound, and castor j of one of Caci Rhedes' farma Already
the unions since the national strike.
CABINET MINISTERS AND CITY RUMOURS.
LONDON, Mry 9. The Daily Chronicle states that the
rumours in The Times as to the sup
Ere to three cents per gallon.
THE BILL AT THE SENATE.
titled as a nation, to the lose of our own
he has been the Music Hall pling China's spending abilition in th age for a year and three months. His directions which she is legitirantely en specialty is light comedy songs of the
young aw1" vaisty: which he finds
very well. He began with the smaller provincial English halle-iga Warrington, Blackburn, Burnley, as on,sining to the industrial audiences la irreproachable silk hat and check trousers of the young man shout town with mor.ey
ELQUEST.
Bach Ofice, SHEUNG MOON TAI,
OANTON Shanghai, February 12, 1913,
Bras who bad a tight to look for return Do You Know This Man? in n enuntry in which we are so heavily iterested,
The Tariff Bill has gone to the Senate. The Democratic majority there has hitherto been six, but two Louisiana Democrats will oppose the Bill as they object to the new sugar schedule. In the other side" his ang gemut is for from the fetters of the Consortium. The four weeks at a. asiary of £200 per week, result in that within a day or two of that
(3) Our policy is so distasteful to ton of i LEON independent views that, the new President to burn. At Manchester he played the of the United States, a man admittedly of part of a "dado" in "Mother Goose," and appeared afterwards in tite B a dread he's culture and wide outlook, has broken away
-posod oil contracts for the Navy have received much attention in the House
is anticipated that when the final vote is of Commons and the City. The
taken in August, the Democrats will Ministers, however, treat them with be successful, in spite of the narrow the utmost ancopcorn. The Chronicle argin.
-states that there are no oil contracte
pending for the Navy and that there! cannot be any for months, possibly for years,
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GALE ON THE BRITISH COAST.
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LONDON, May 9,
GREAT BR TAIN AND THE RECOGNITION OF CHINA,
LONDON, May 9.
Mr. F.D. Acland, Under Secretary
and he intends to go in for Eonttiah songs, decision, which is undoubtedly the prelude He does not intend to copy the Early to recognition of the Chinese Republic by Liudur patter, but will try for something more in the way of" "straight" singing", "
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of Stute for Foreign Affairs, in his of Commons on the Bill proposed by Mr. speech in the House of Commons on G. J. Sandys, BLP. It is National Ses ice measure obliging all whobaro sitined A ferca gala on the West Coast of the Opium Question further said that the age of sightea to serve as privates in would it have bean in the interest of The Standard' (London), says: England has caused several vessels to the Government had no desire to delay the Territorial Force within the United go adrift in the fersey Liners are the recognition of lio Government of Kingilaca.
nable to leave the dock, and the China. Great Britain's ono desire was Sir Charles Rose, Laboral, secunded the railway steamer "Atalante was driven to get a furtual authoritative con motion. He thought the youth of the ashore in Arran, the sea breaking over firmation of the Treaty and customary country would consider it a privilege hom (b) Last, Lat far from from least, we hevo by our attitude throw the two great the vessel. Tin passengers, and crew rights enjoyed by British and other cably to serve the ountry.
Colonel Seoly said the General Staff yellow races of Chinese and Japanese into landed in lifeboats.
Nationale to China When that was onndered the Territorial Force na the each other's arms. Aan resalt of our in
led by Great received the recognition would follow situation was today suficient to deter ternational interferonce,
e to eiguor from invad ng the country, Bitala, whoso Minister is the 'doyen of this immediately. The debate on the Opiumbat the margin of safety was mat large, diplomatic Corps at Poking; a 8ino Japan- Question Lad aurely shown that we Wa might want groter strength in change Alliance is well on its way to com
delrenuntances. While he unheld the pletion. The British Government, noting wore the well-wishere of China, Rovalantary system, he hoped ovary man, the commande uf Bir kdward Grey, hivi. garding the Loan, His Majorty' who voted against the Bill irduld reliseiled a halt in British enterprise and ad Government had noted just as much in thi thero bad been fallure of achieve raticament in the Far Eas
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LONDON, May 0. Petersburg says that the provincial opium question, and it was the same. There must be in shirking,
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A telegram from Makden to the interests of China as it. Und in the to make the prevent system a success. NOW IS THE TIME FRA
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