TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1918.
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KILLED BY A TRUCK.
Magisterial Inquiry.
Beuter's Service to the China Mail) (Router's Service to the China Mail.) At the Police Court this aftercons Mr.
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, July 15.. Leicestershire best Warwickshire at Hinckley by an innings and 21 runs. Last year the match was drawn.
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THE BALKANS WAR.
Alleged Bulgarian Atrocities.
TURKEY ACTIVE,
LONDON, July 14.
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PLURAL VOTING BILL.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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LONDON, July 15. The House af Commons, voting on the third reading of the Plural Voting Bill, passed it by 203 votes to 292.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, July 15. The death is announced of Vice- Turkoy has rejected the frontier Admim! Hughes Hallett, concessions cffered by the Bulgarian
planipotentiary, sont to Constantinople
for the purpose, and has ordered trpopa
at Chatalja, Culair, and Gallipoli to be
in readiness to advance. Izzet Pasha
is commarding in Turkey.
There are signs of an agreement with Forvia and an agreement with Greece is being negotiated.
TURKISH ARMY FOR ADRIANOPLE.
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"A niesange from Constantinople an- nounces that a Turkish army started on -Saturday evening on A march to Adrianople.
The Turks are apparently actuated by the uncompromising attitude of Bal garia, also by a feeling that they cannct allow Greece to become master of whole Aegean coast.
A TURCO-BULGARIAN ARRANGEMENT.
It is reported that the Bulgarian Government has ordered the Military Autbarities to arrange with the Ottoman .commanders for Bulgarian troops to evacuate those lerritories which, accord- ing to the Treaty of Peace, are to be banded over to Turkey.
Bulgaria has arrived at an agreement with Turkey that, as a provisional fron dier, the boundary be formed be the Enos-Midia line.
20,000 HOMELESS.
It je oficially announced in Athens
SUFFRAGETTE LEADER
RE-ARRESTED.
F. A. Hazeland, first pelice ngistrate d hold any inquiry into the groumstances of
the death of a child named Long Chi Kun, aged six years. I appeared that the boy was run over by a dust cart at fatally injured.
THIS CHINA MLATL-
COMMERCIAL.
"Carion ReroaT,”
Hors. James F. Hutton & Co.. Lul in their Manchiostor Weakly Market Ro port, dated June 10, stella convotion with these figures it should be noted that sho doßeit in Spinners takings of American Colton this season is almost 1,500,000 bales |
The jury, which consisted of Menyempared with the corresponding time, izinčo August 31st.to last week end,
J. F. A. Bure, H. W. B, Kenneth ond
3. M. Auren, returned a verdict of dastlab year. hom nieadventure.
Dr. W. B. H. Moore said the child was admitted to the Government Civil Hos. pital on June 6th suffering from an cas tensive wound at the back of the leis thigh, which, exposed the bone, and died on the 10th from the effects of the
wound.
Mr. Sidury A. H. Huwurd, an assistant gineer in the Public Works Depart ment, produced plans of the junction of Jubilee Street and De Virux Road, the secne of the acrilent.
The father of teased aid he came over to Hongkong with his wito and so on the 8th June at six o'clock. He was loading the child with his foft band, and LONDON, July 15.
in dis right hand had a bundle at the Bus The Cat and Mouse" act is being of tin sesident. He heard his son all systematically applied with the resultous" Mother" us with any warning thut Mrs Pankhurst and Misa Henneya dust curt came along. He and the have been re-arrested to-day, after cd separated, and the boy was struck by eno of the dust cart coolies and foil addressing meetings.
under the cart. "If the child had not horn struck he would have avrided the eard. The coolies man away, and the cart ran buck Cosin the slope of the road; if the goolies had not run away the chill I would not have been killed,
FRANCE AND HER COLONIAL
TROOPS.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT
LONGCHAMP3J .
LONDON, July 13.
African and Asiatic troops figure for the first time in the great Ifth of July Review at Longchamps. They were greatly cheered, and President Poincare, presented them with the Colours amidst warm önthusiasm,
HOME RULE AGAIN.
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, July 15, Lord Crewe, in moving, the Second Reading of the Home Rule Bill for Ireland in the House of Lords, dwelt on the pleas for a conference, to which no response had been made by the Opposition leaders.
Lord Lansdowne, in moving the ro- hat prior to evicunting Serres thejection of the Bill, said that nothing| Bulgarians set fire to the city, nearly the whole of which was destroyed rendering 20,000 out of a population of 37,000 homeless.
Mr. Flagland pointed out that, the { father's evidence differed matarially from his statement, to the police. Ha at first
The prices for Mid American Currect Bonth daging; the wosk are as followi June 18th 6.33 14th 6,534, 18th 0.58, 17th 5,58, 18th 8,61 and to-day at noon 6.56. Spot Mid American being quoted on June 13th 677, 14th 3.73, 16th 6.73, 17th 6.30, 18th 6.81 and to-day 6.77.
Tricos all round show a hardening toudency and our market can be comminarod very frm at the moment. This is not, howgrur, due to the business at prosent being done, as although there has beau
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decided improvement in this respect this week, the turn-over cannot be said to be advancorato hard to find, but there's no p to the average. Roisons for the
doubt that the silention fe at the moment dominated by the Speculators at Now York, and until the nne prop is a little thore advanced, fuctuations nach M TO ATE experiencing hill contious.*****
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DIMPLES.
DOMINO DIMPLES.
The weather reports are rather cani GLORY ing and nood not be firen much attention, although from what can be judged, we should way chap conditions and progress continue favourable."
The business dana daring the work seams again to have been well. "pread over the various markets, and to have been or r. thor a miscellaneous character-Staples for the moment being quiet.
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and the We hear that the dispute between the
Native Piece Sends Association there is nearer settlement and we hope that a satis factory way will be found out of the didicalty which is proventing raw business going through. India generally is.quist,
WHITE
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DIMPLES. Price $1.30 Rach.
PATENT COLONELS.
sab) that one of the ecolies tried to push but business on than I scale aan hardly) BLACK AND WHITE DOT.
the child out of the way of the truck.
COLLUSION ALLEGED.
To Obtain Minor's Property.
A PECULIAR.cisx.
A somewhat peculiar case was hoard in the Summa y Court, before Justice Kemp this morning, it leing that the plaintiff and two defendanta were acting in collusion obtain property belonging to one of the defendants, a minor, from an executor of his late father..
be expected until the Monsoon gets further
Advanced.
Reports From China de unt speak vory hopefully al the Markets there are all reported as being quiet, with clearances elow. The rumours of trouble by the Kunmingtang Party over the Quintuple Lasn ara no doubt affecting business, but there seems to be a feeling that matters will right themselves slowly.
The tentative estimate by Messrs Neill Bros, of the aes to be cultivated is 3 per cent above their estimate of last year
36 millions-and innow which was $7,100,000. It will be July 3rd before. the United States ofcial estimate of acreage will be used, their revised tetimate for 1912-13 being 34,766,000.-
yent
Price $1.10 Each
SPALDING'S BLUE CIRCLE Many Tournaments Won by this Ball,
Price 90 Cts. Each
SPALDING'S CELEBRATED "BOB." Price 65 Gts. Each.
The Commercial and Ficancial Chro nicle" unl.recio of the acreage and The phizt, Ho Shun, claimed in mcendition of the cotton crop planted this will be published nazt Saturday, but the two defendants, M. Chun Lam and from an advance copy we find they will ta Tung Shing. 8602, prizipal and interest port an avarage.incrensa i acreage of $20 dua under a Chinese borrowing note dated per cent. As to matality they find the May 3 this year sud made by defendants in erop is somewhat behind an average, cription at Competitive Prices,
rear of the plaintiff.
se although there have not been many foods or damaging frosts, cool weather and lank of muistors delayed sending and retarded germination in various sections. Cultiva
Mr. C. Faithfull appeared for the plaintiff.
Mr Otto King Sing for the dem is better thaz noual and in many parts
Forts are boing specially made to increas had happened to change their Lordshipe fenco, was afraid he could not go on the yield per acro rather than the area. views The bye-elections did not, with the chee thet. ss his clients The condition is satisfactory and fully equal angur favourably for the Bill and the were not pr sent they were on their average usos.
The dofacdhuts were brothers ja 20 prodjar "Organ of the Ancient Order of Hibor-y innas" would call the tune to show that and he was an infant. On Friday be BULGARIAN WAR VESSELS TAKE Ulster's feats were justified. The op- asked for a day to be fixed far the bearing. but at that time he was not aware that his chents, were, out of the Colony.. Frand would be alleged in the defence. The in- fast lefendant was the registered owner of
KEFUGE
A' Bulgarian gunboat and six tropedo boats have taken refuge in Sevastopol from the Rozmanina Fleet.
THE BULGARIAN KING.
King Ferdinand is reported to be aid aside in Sofia from acute rheum- atiam.
LATER.
BATTLEFIELD. ARBITRAMENT.
Both Brates seems to be hardening their hearts against treating with Bulgaria except on the battlefield.
REASONS FOR BULGARIAN COLLAPSE.
The causes of the Bulgarian collapse} are being much discussed and ero ap- ribed primarily to contempt for the enemy and disbelief in the capacity of the Greeks and Serviäns for vigorous aggression, to divided counsels, excess of untrained troops and to scarcity of oficers.
TURKEY AND THRACE.
It remains to be seen whether the plans' attributed, "by Constantinople to the Turkiah Government of re-taking. possession of Thrace and thrusting Bulgaria back to the old frontier will be carried out. Bulgaria is incapable st -the present time of offering serious
rešistoaco,
THE BULGARIAN AT SERRES
SEKSATIONAL REPORTS.
THE DIAL IN THE TAXI
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LADY ARTHUR GEÖWENON'S. CARAVAN VODE,
position urged a reference to the country, It the Government won, the Bill would still remain under the Parliament Act, if they lost, they would be saved from committing a stupendous blander.certain property bought in his name by the as they have, teen, were surpassed last "We" he concluded, "are ready to exegators of his deceased father, and he evening by their presentation of the de- abide by the country's decision." bad been going round obtaining money orlightful musical play The Girl in the
Lady Arthur Grosvenor, the distinguish doing nach acts as he thought his Lordship Taxi." The piece was splendidly staged, od nord, rived at Ascot, and stayed would find. were collusive sets with the and the acting throughool was exception- there in her caravan daring the roes. Tie CRYSTAL PALACE FUND different people to whom he had given ally good, every one from principals to yan, with another for the accommodation these charges. He thought in the circumchorne, entering into the spirit of the of her two attendants, stood in a field close to Brook Lodge, formerly the home stances that an adjournment should be
Arthur's father); where she spent most of her childhood days,
THE
CLOSED.
LONDON, July 14.
granted. Steps were being taken, he added bright little play, which is full of clever the late Sir Robert, Sheffield: (Lady
to have all theen other equitable charges managed humorous situations: Mr. Fred Mr. Burbidge, the manager of Har-registered against the proputy struck off - Coyne made a delightful Baron Doueray rods' Stores, has contributed £4,500 to the reguiter.
and Mr.Victor" "Gourlet, as" Monsiour the Fund for preserving the Crystal His Lordship asked whether coluzion Fomarol was exceedingly humorous. Mis Palace for the nation, thus completing was alleged between the second defendant Moynn Hill was charming, as. Suzanne, the £60,000 necessary to comply in July and the piati? ̧*
Mr. Kong Sing said the allegation was and Miss Violet Frampton in the part of with an anonymous donor's, offer of
tant there was callosion between the pisin Thequeline played excredingly well and £30,000.
tilf and the defendants, in order to extract danced and aerit prettily. Mr. Alfred money from the executor so that he would Frith was a funny as ever as Alexis, Pealise this pro ty. If the plaintiff cb. Lead waiter et La Jeunesse Restaurant tains judgment to this action there would set the character of Ticat. Rear in Ag be another prishibitory order on the pro-Jam McGrathe found an able expocont. perty.
(Wah Ter Yat' Po's Bervios.)
CHINESE NEWS.
THE PRICE OF SALT,
PEKING, July 15.
Bia-Lordship asked where the coilwinn
cume in? A
Mir, Kong Bing replied that if this pro The increase in the price of salt bathibitory order was registered against the been protested against by all the Pre property the executis might be induced to vincial governments.
my plaintif a certain amount of money in order to remove the order, and that wa FIGHTING NEAR KULING,
why this boy had hoon mining thone pr *PEKING, July 15,-misory notes and charyen. Fighting has taken place at Shabo between Republican anders and rebels.
KLANGSI DECLARES HER INDEPENDENCE.
GRAILWAYS IN CHINA.
SUKTITING FOR THE TLAB.TOW-LANCHOW,
KABALWATU.
·Chargó d'Aïices Mr E T Wellains, American Legation, Paking in the four of a recent report goot te bis Government, efatica:
hplated to Suchow in Kansub,. Even,
Licensed arabawker under the Name of "Byeria Loe," Ľady 'Arthur, ütffred as a typical gipsy, trades in the articles usually sold by the travelling fraternity, and, then the weather is fine, ka ber meals with Lord Arthur in the open, as all open du
"Although many years bee clapsed: since Lady Authur resided in the neighbow hood; he does not forget old frionda, b t enjoy's chat with those older residente, wheiber they are of the poorer es mere well-to-do
cisit.
Mystery surrounds the death at Pelusibo of a young budsman of the 15th United States Infantry. He had been missing from his regiment at Tantein for a fox digs, and his body was found at Hanky Point recently pade: circumstances that point to an unustoral death. The military authorities are inquiring in the
catter.
Mr. Faithfull said he was instructed to detachments of engineers Are now The charges of reckless driving, and A latter which he harrosived from Mr For the present the line is to be built cely bright against the drivent of motor cars oppose the application for an adjournment locating the Halchow Lauchow Railway fathires, id give warning of their approach, Korg Sing roquunting-hin waldomidet til Clanchew, but a forther extingir No.17 and 12 at the places of B WI- aadjestment was mentioned. Mfr: Walt tundly, no doubt, the lind will coustet with Unm Hers Davior, the Chief Justice, wore full descathing it a boing fehnily; worded, the Russian Central Asian Railway The continued at the Magistracy to-day. Mr. Faithfall aid that while he did not line from Kaifeng fu in Lanchow foliowa The evidence of the Chief Justice showed
prunected Central Ohine with Central and vinca on the 13th Inst, declared the independence of the Froed the facts, his version was that things Western Asia, and which is still the peit war riding near Aberdeen patho đất were the other way alunt: that the two cipal trade route between the coat and inst, the car came upon them without warning mind a corner, the first one, The troops of the north in a fight defendante were acting in collision with Kanah and Turkestan with the troops at Kiangsi suffered one another to swindle, people. fidata a OPENING UP AN IMPORTANT MEDION, NO. 1, pulling up within fitoen foot of
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The Government of Kiangai provincay thit. Mr. Korg Sing hat misrepresent the mani the ancient cam van route #hick | that while de- and Laly Boca Devios
Oo Mr. Kong. Sing atating that
A telegram from Salonika states thai | honrycasualties and retreated to Choy.clients were in Cantos; Mr. · Faithfull }-whichi, China has over undertaken with tralacd, Sir William Reca Davies added,
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Brock journalist sende sensational It IS WORLD RENOWNED FOR Accounts of Bulgarian proceedings at Li Lit Ewan are at present in Kukow Barbour of refuge. They would reach Barren, who pillaged the whole town supervising the military nilsitu
greater part of which there are no mvig ed. r. Gardiner loaded and sub-
Able waterwayah. This statement applies, mitted that there was no evidenco against | ITS AGE AND QUALITY,
Rangkong in three hours by trafo, particularly to the Provinces of Ehenst std the defendants, One of the driers, who Kansub, formiga importe into which and export the reforms must be carried on the handboes twice ponvicted before, was fined broke of nuimals or of men over dificult #20 and the other man 15, mooniain paths at great expense and withri muoli Joes of time. The projected line will
before burning it, not even sparing the [NOTE-It is evidens that much on- His Lordabip decided to hear the case, Austrian consulate, despite the re-reat prevails in Kang and other Pre-ubserving that nothing had been slow to presentations of the Consul wearing his Government will love no hoped that the him why defendante should not be present
lose ng time la suppres official uniform. The Anatrjan Consul's sing E. M wife's jewels were stolen. The Italian | — „Consulate only escaped through the
Consul paying ransom.
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