MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1918.
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THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT,
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RETURNING TO CANADA.
Lospor, June 30, Tie officially stated that the Duke of Connaught has acceptod sa exton- alon of a year of the office of Governor. General of Canada. Hofwill probably rstore to Calada at the beginning of the year, when, it is hoped, that the Duchess of Connaught will be well -enough, to accompany him
THE RISING IN MOROCCO.
SPANISH PRISONERS ESCAPE-
MADRID, June 20.
The crew of the Spanish gunboat General Concha, who were taken pri Mouse by the Mors on the 13th ina bava escaped by the aid of friendly
ptirea
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
TENSION LESS ACUTE.
BELGRADE, June 28. Contrary to expectations, the Skupe. *ina has not yet accepted arbitration,
" and opinion is still pessimistic.
GRAVE DEVELOPMEN.
BUCHAREST, Jane 28,
THE CHINA MADA
Lane,
ROULETTE AND AN LOU
Swalow Loan Repudiated.
In the Summary Const this afternoon, before the "Fulano Julgo, Mr. Justice SUFFRAGIST RIOT IN LONDON,Kep, Frank Hurry Hyde, of the Elle
THE GRAND PRIX.
THE FRENCH DERBY RESULT.
FIVE MEN ARRESTED
LosDos, June 30,
The result:
Brulour Opott Ecbuen
2
Twenty ran; fret led by 1 lengths, to length separating second and
third.
Betting:--355 to 100 en Bruleur: 18 to 1 on Opots; 19 to on Eccuen.
GERMAN DEFENCE BILL.
SOCIALISTE OPPOSE THE
GOVERNMENT
Garage, brought au sctim against J. Jon- kian, master of the steamship Derwent,
- to recover $1,000, being mousy, leek by
plaintiff to deferulaga,
LONDON, Jane 90.
3ir. R. FC Muster, of Messrs John- Following upon a demonstration frison, Stoles and Master, appeared for the Trafalgar Square yesterday, Miss plaintiff, and Mr. C. P. Xon of Messrs. Sylvia Peakhures, at the head of Wingen und Grist for defvudant.
Mr. Master said the nation" was simply body of male yapathiears, mainly ens tor debt. To did not propose to open dock workers, and a crowd of 2,000, at any length because he had received marobed down. Whitehall and stenoties from defendant's solicitors of a tempted to break the cordon of police special defence of legality and the Gambling Acts, and he therefore proposed blocking Downing Street.
́to put his client in the box to prove the luan, and if Mr. Mason then raised the special defence the burden of proof would be upon hire to upset the prima facie caso made out by the plaindia. If his Lord- ship, thought there was a case, to answer on the question of illegality; he would recall the plaintiff and call his witnesses. The money was lent on May 12 a Swatour, They know the oircumstances. but were not called upon to go into them at present in detail.
"In the general miles which carued' the police eventually drove back the crowd toward Trafalgar Square. Five meu were arrested.
(Wok Tas cut Po's Barolos.j
CHİVESE NEWS.
PEKING, June 20
Chan Kan Chi, the new Commissioner of Canton, arrives in the capital to-day
BERLIN, June 29. In the debate in the Reichstag on the third reading of the Defence Bills, Count Bethmann von Hollweg was storrily interrupted by the Socialists. The Chancellor strongly repudinted the suggestion that the Government was act- SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST ing as an agent provocateur in the arms- ment competition. Germany sought no enemies. he declared. They wate living, and wished to live, in pesce nad friendship with all their neighbours Nevertheless, they could not ignore the historic truth that strength was the beat
protection against attack.
MILITARY CRIMINAL CODE DENOUNCED.
The debate throughout was ex-nordi The King intended to go to Sinaia narily heated and bitter. Count Beth- on Saturday, but the visit was post-mann and hia Socialists were howled poned owing to the grave development of cente
BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE.
down repeatedly by their opposing side. The Socialists denounced the recent sentences on workman reservists at the Erfurt court-martial of five years" penal servitude for a drunken affray ia a The semi-official Weiner Aligemene tavern, and demanded the reform of the Zeitung states that Bulgaris is willing military criminal code. It was finally to renounce the condominium with agreed to discuss on Monday a draft regard to disputablo territory bat net law admitting mitigating circumstances to demobilise. Consequently neither in certain military offences. Karvia nor Gresto will demobilise,
ROUMANIA'S THREAT 10
BULGARIA,
NEW SPRINTING RECORD.
LONDON, June 29.
At a Cardiff sports meeting, Apple It is reported in Vienna that garth, the famous sprinter, did the 160 Boumiais has threatened Bulgaria yarda in 14 25seca, creating a world's
with invasion if war is declared be-record. aween Servis and Bulgaria, .
BULGARS AND SERES.
BALON
BALONIKA, June 20.
TROUBLE IN SHENSI.
Spanish Priest Murdered,
Despatchee state that fighting con- 3,000 CHINESE IN REBELLION. dinnes at Zlatove, and that the casual- cles are heavy on both sides.
AUSTRIAN OPTIMISM.
Vizana, June 29, Speading in the Reichsruth, the Pre- mier, Dr. Stuerck, said that the tension recently perceptible between Balkanites had happily lost its acuteness,
The
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PERING, June 28,' A Spanish priest has been murdared]
ઈ. at Kiaochow, Sinus), where 3,000 people are in rebellion.
*PRESIDENT POINCARE IN
PARIS.
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HU HON MAN.
PexInc, Jana 29. The Press publishes numerous tela on Man, the late Commissioner, for grams from the South denouncing Hu alleged mis-appropriation of 23 million dollars.
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Exile Garage, Hongkong, and the Swasew WE STOCK COLLARS Hotel, Swatow. He was there assisting In the management of the hotel in May THAT ARE MADE last year. Ho had known defendant for 19 years intimately and it was he who
FOR COMFORT; IN introduced him to Switow in the fib instance. Capt. Jenkins frequented his hotel whom his ship was in peat. Ha lent the stamped Capt. Jenkins $1,000 on repayment through his aclicitors, but had 1.0.. pilaced." He hud applied for
met with no responde
Very frequently a great deal of
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money
Crom-examined by Mr. Mason, plain- Wing Fung Yiu, a member of the tif said ships' captains generally frequent- Canton Assembly, has telegraphed to fed this hotel and played billiards and the President requesting the detention cards, and made it into a sort of social of Hu Hon Man owing to the rumour club. regarding the alleged misappropriation. Chan Mas, representing 79 guilds in Canton, bas telegraphed to the Fresident urging Chat Kan Chi's speedy departure to the south, and also requesting Hung Chai Kwang transfer to Canton
RAILWAY MISHAP.
PERING, June 19, The Tientsin-Pukow train was derail ed at Fauchow yesterday. There were
no casualties:
A GIGANTIC SCHUME.
TO REDEEM FROVINCIAL BANK NOTES.
"Pekind, Juno 27.- A gigantic scheme i under con sideration" for the redemption of provincial banknotes. The question, will involve considerable negotiation and discussion. A successful issue is anticipated
A MONEY LOAN TRANSACTION.
In the Summary Court, this morning before Mr. Justice Kemp, Tam Ya Shi alias Zami Tai Koo, #, Wab Tak Lane, third floor, a married woman, sued Mes. Lain "Put sul Mrs. Al Chun Yee Koo, of 30, Square Street, to recover 9375, being the amount for five shares in the Daily Money Loan Association" ad-
cel by the plaintiff to the defendants, the head of the association. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the defendants, plaintif being varepresented.
The defence was that the association, ander der Unpanies Ordinance: the first
an they had deemed they had discovered AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.aving more thafi 21 members, was illegal
way a pacific agreement. Tha -development, was welcomed everywhere,
and rapecially in Austrin.
TÄT LEICESTER BYE. ELECTION.
LONDON, June 29, All the papers are pleased at the result, the Conservatives describing i as the most significant blow that the Government has yet received in view of
[defendant was not the fiead of it and Him „second defendant was not a member.
Flix Lordship dismissed the sim with esta, with lenvo to bring a frost notion and advised plaintiffs if they sued again
PARIN, June A President Poincaré baa arrived back la Paris. The French Ministers, with officials from the British Embassy, received him at the station, and be to instruct a solicitor. was given a most enthusiastic recep- tion by the crowds in the streets,
GERMANY'S PROPERTY
TAXATION.
DELLIN, June 28."
the strength of this Radical stronghold. The Reichstag has adapted the Pro- while the Liberal section of the Press perly Taxation Bill for taxing the are professing that the Conservatives inheritance by children and exempting aro chagrined at their failure to capture inheritance by widowers and widow. the self, and, sow discord among the A Socialist amendment, favouring the Labour Party
taxation of the Federal Princes, was Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, speaking at passed by a narrow majority, despite Coalville, said it was contrary to com- the opposition of the Government. The moa scase to imagine that the Labour amendment will probably be dropped party could have onated the Liberals on the third reading.
from the second seat at Leicester, Ee denied that the threat to resign, which was read at a Liberal meeting, emanat
ed from him or the party exscative. I was the work of a certain M.P. acting apan tittle tattle. He was confident that the Labour party at Leicester would act unitedly in the future.
As stated in Baturday's "Chinh Mail," Mr. Howart, the Liberal candidate, retarned by a majority of 1,584.
PRINCE OF WALES TO RE- VISIT GERMANY.
LONDON June 28," The Prince of Wales leaves on the 1st July on another visit to Germany
ENGLISH" COUNTY URICKET.
Lowboy, June 29, Kent beat Hampshire at Portsmouth by-an innings and 75 raus,
Lancashire drew with Surrey at the Oval, and claimed the points on the first innings.
COCAINE - SEIZURE.
Chinese Clark Charged.
At the Magistracy this morning before) Mr. Mulbourne, Fung Chi Wan, 85, described as a clerk, of 33, Queen Vio toria Streek, was charged with having 1,000 ounces of cocaine in his possession an Saturday...
Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, prosecuted; and Mr. F. C. Tonkin, instructed by Mr. F.
D'Almada, defended Mr. Jenkin said he would like an ad- inurnment. With regard to bail, the maximum pensity was $2,000, bat the defendant voluntarily put up. $5,000., He applied for the reduction of the bail to the amant of the maximum penalty,
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PERFECT FIT.
use over thein games Yes: especi. Do not Grip the Tie.
ally with Capt. Jenkins, Satow? None.
What other afrements are there in
Do you know of, & rouletts wheel?
Yes. Thers was a bouse hunted from A LARGE SELECTION me by a Chinaman.It was run for a nuraber" of months.
It was in oxistance last May ?—You.. Witness added that at the time he let the house he did not know the purpose for which it was to be used. He, had no interest in the wheel, and had never turned it He did not know that it went to Shanghai and when seized by the police thore was found to be faked...
Asked as to the circumstances in which the money was ont, plaintiff said he went into the roulette house had saw defen- drat playing there for very heavy stakes. So far as he could see the captain was sober. Capt. Jenkins naked for some
more chips and the Chiraman asked wit
as if Capt. Jenkins was all right. He kald he was. Next mening the China- man arrived with the LO.U. and naked plaintiff's assistanco in collecting it. He sent it to the ship with a' chit, and Capt. Jenlius sent a chir back asking him to pay it; he did sa
He Lordship after hearing actuer witness who mil he lost when the plaintiff worked the who, adjourned the caso till Wednesday.
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The body"was identified by Mr. Elandowners could Pisipoint, Chil Wander of Victoria Gool, who said that Wong. Men, was rogsired into prison" on January 8th leat for die obeying an order of banishment, and was sentenced to six montba' imprisonmbot.
· Dr. McKenny said that deceased was ad- mitted iď Eospital,on'the 14th wafering | and Navy don't szint to protect the 'work- from dysenters—a odrinus caser: He died ing classes," observed Mr. Snowden in a on the 27th from dysentery,
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THE SOTTO CASE.
The Defines Opened.
"At thus Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. Hazeland, the defence was opened in this extradition 3 protecting against Vicolito Sotto, a naive of the Philippine lalands, on a charge of abduction com mitted at Cebulaer led light
Mr. F. M. Hodgson, Crown Solicitor, presented: MT. GR. Hall Brutton, defended; and Mr. Header Harris watch
the case on behalf of the U.S. Govern-
Mr. Snowder concluded by moving for the Labour Party a resulation protesting ngainst the pressat, tazes on food zod favouring direct fazes on uncarned insome and Luya estates.
*This is a mere shop window dreasing resolution," Aid Lord Wolmer scornfully,, reading out amid the laughter of the House list of divinisman in which the Labour Party had voted for the tea tax rather th
beas the Government.
Mr. Lloyd George, defending his Budget turned swiftly upon Lord Wolmer. How Mr. Hidehison said that there were manka
else was the money to be found ↑ "E. other charges which would have to be Mr. Brutton, in opening the defonso, challenge him to get up and say how the added. He had boon oanferring with the applied for Sotto's discharge on the neccesary ten millions as to be found," he Crown Bolleitor, who suggested that around that the prosecution had not made aid. date ébould be heel for the application out a case against the defendant. The Amid shears Lord Wolmer rose and said for reduction of Eail.
find ground on wich he based the ap- quietly: By a taz an foreiga manufactured Mr. Melbourne said the only question plication was that the prosecution had goods
was whether the defondant would appear, not proved that the Philippino Tales Mr. Lloyd George . Then I take it that
Mr Jenkin said there was no datilatora a ecostituant part of the United The defendant had put up 85,000 State. The second point was that the bail voluntarily it was rather a fool documents, wes not properly authenti bardy thing to do, but I showed his bona cated, and there was no avidence of an idea
extraditable cringe. The other point under Betion of the Habeas Corpus Act. that the malipe way to Judiças,
Sussex gained the points as a result o caso, wheremauded for a weak, of their drawn game with Noua at ball being fixed at 82,000. Brighton.
At Northampton, the home county. drew with Yorkshire, the latter gaining 1 the points
Worcestershire defeated Somerset, at Worcester by eight wickets.
Mr. H. D. G
lower's XL Oxford University" 206 runs.
the noble lord would at least pat 20 per cont. on foreign mangfactured goods, be cause by the 10 per cent, which his leader exce suggested be certainly would not get ten millions of nionsy. (Ministerialclisers.) Wo ive got a new policy, for Labcubire
tarif of 20 pur cent. from the Unionist beneficio. No, no,
and that the Ondors, in Council, had not
The Chance lor, continuing aid that been proved
ZORABO without indirect taxes tentetallers and non- mokers, who might be excoing up to £180
you, would contribute not a penny to
Mr. Rrition then proceeded to argue SOMETHING DEFENDABLE.
hot points. He wald that the evidence Drevalent during this weather.
TARRHOEA is always more or lengi was tast, the Philippino Islands were not
Bo prepared for it Chamberlain's Col'e: Cho-
a olony or dependency, and I must be ss and Diratehoox Remody is prompt and proved that the Philippine Islands were affectual. It can always he depoint Coalitiont part of the United States. upon..: For sale by all Ohemists and Storm Mr. Brutton" bad not concluded plais
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