THURSDAY, JOGIOBER 28, 153.
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MR.: LLOYD GEORGE'S LAND
SCHEME.
LONDON, Out D Mr. Lloyd George has reiterated the atatement that there is a necessity for minimum wage, reasonable houts, and proper housing with a garden. He announced that the now Ministry would,
THE PORTUGUESE CRISIS.
Serious Monarchist Rising.
"SUCCESS FOR THE RE.
PUBLICANS.
LONDON, Web. 24.. Censored telegrams from Lisbon show
THE AISGILL DISASTER.
ENGINE-DRIVER SENTENCED
LONDON, Oet 93.
THE CHINA TIALE.
THE CHINESE MODERN NOVEL.
TES GJEDEN BRACELET.
(Specially Written for the "China. Maï,");
No.: IV
(Continued from yealerday), ;- Meanwhile, within the yaman, thore The ongine-driver of the second trains reach anrest, for it no clue could be in the recent railway disaster at Aisgilisovered the official would be saverely has been sent to prison for two months reprimanded by the Prefect, bis superior. in the Second Division.
He therefore ordered the watchman to be brought before him to be questioned, and
cross-examination elicited nothing further;
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have full power to buy daglected land that some fighting took place there to FRENCH AVIATION FATALITy punished for his neglect of duty The Tailors and Outfitters. at a reasonable price. They must in-day in connection with the aising duce a stream of émigration from the Large crowds attacked the police station towns and bring the people hack to posts and also the Republican guards. Many of the attackers were arrested and
the land.
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME,
Mr. Lloyd George, phaking at Swin. don, said that the Government's acheme was that they should assume complete control of the land monopoly and thus give security to the tiller of the soil They proposed to form a Ministry of
Land which would take over the fune. tions of the Board of Agriculture and of registration, transfer, and valuation
of lanci.
the others fed.
The authorities raided
meeting
| which was taking place at an embroidery factory near the prison at Limoeiro. All present were arrested after a struggle. It is assured that a conspiracy wis on foot to liberate the prisoners. The Government has announced that it is
archists and has the situation in hand.
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the watchman protested that he had slept
Losbon, Oct. 23.
throughout the night. Give him by NEW 'The French military avistor, atrokes with the bamboo," shouted the troche, was, kiled at Epinal, while official. He well deserves it, for if he had attempting to imitate Pegoud, the done his duty, the murders would probably "somersault" aviator..
not have happened."
BRITISH OFFICIAL CHANGES AT TOKYO.
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LONDON, Oct. 23.
Mr H. M. G. Rumbold, Counsellor at aware of all the designs of the Monthe British Embassy at Tokyo, baa been appointed Counsellor at the British Embassy. Berlin. Mr Heart Paracat
Rambold at Tokyo
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He was then flung upon the door, and the blows began to rain upon bim. In,bis pain he writhed and turned, and suddenly bracolet fell out of his pocket and rolled towards the chair of the official. The latter | picked it up and saw that it was overed with blood. This at suo changed the SLEEPING aspect of the case, and the official jumped to the conclusion that the watchman was the murderer. The probability of this let; it was blood stained; therefore, the man did the bloody deed.
a circular to the Legations announcing of the Foreign Office succeeds. M. did not occur to him. He held the besoe
the complete failure of an attempted rising over the whole country, in con- section with which fighting took place in Lisbon yesterday. The Government etc.declares that the whole country is tran-
The new Ministry would appoint Commissioners who would he empower Led to reduce rents on small farma, as did the Courts in Scotland.
THE INDIAN ARMY.
THE NEW COMMANDER-
JN-CHIEF.
Lesvos, Oct. 9.
quil, and that none connected with the Army and Nary have participated in any act of sedition.
The arrested up to the present, num- bering 100, include, however, besides six police, a number of Naval officers and patty officers, most of whom weṛa captured at the Naval Barracks, and also several people of social standing.
The Times says that General Sir
The newspapers say that the move- Beauchamp Daff, G.C.B., K.C.V.O. KC.S.I., Secretary of the Military ment was directed by two Committees, Department, India Office, and Chief of one Civil and the other Military. The Sf in India, 1906-09, has been sp-signal was to be given by the murder pointed Commander-in-Chief of Flis of the Ministers and officials, upon Majesty's Army in India.
which three columns, organised in the suburbs of Lisbon, were to enter aim. ultaneously. Risinge were planned to occur at Oporte, Braga, Evora, and Vianna. The telegraph wires and one railway line were actually cut, but the damage was promptly repaired. Armed bands have appeared at Montalegre, Barca Alba, Figuera, Cossel Rodrigo, and Panamacor,
"THE NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES.
MORE MONEY NECESSARY FOR
BRITISH ATHLETES.
LONDON, Oct. 29. Speaking at a meeting of the Olympic Games Committee in London, the
TYPHOON WARNING..
The following telegram was received at the America Consulate General Just
night-
Manila, October 12, 4 p.m.
In view of these circumstances the official determined to extract a confession; but though the unfortunate watchman was
thrashod uumeraifully, ha doggedly refused are
to admit anything. The official then order- ed him back to prison, with a terrible thrant that on the morton. "Ho would.
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D.C.L.I. RESERVES. STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS.
These teams wara engaged on the Military ground yesterday afternoon in arch of Second Division, United Services
League points,
Teams-D. C. L. 1. Reserves-Fitzgerald; Childs, Drew: Bartlett, Föhnes, Withers Davis, Hughes, Newbold, Kecley, Buck.
Stat And Departments-Inglafield Hocpar, Reynolds; Pritchett, Johnson, Ravenscroft; Taylor. Hiary. Riley, Bartholomew, Worrwick.
Referee, Mr. Morant
the marrow cut of his bones."
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When I said I my bare in this effair, and tell you how I came by the brazalet. slept I lied. I saw tho victims lying on the doorstep, and when my eyes lighted on the braclet, I at once revisted it; I
stole the ornament from the wrist of the dead woman. This is the truth. How could an old man like me`kill those two young people?" The magistrate was con- vinced by these words, and ordered, that; the watchman be detained in jail till it was '
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The Governor of Oporto has issued Chairmas said that unless £25,000 was a Proclamatioh announcing the crush-repelling the efforts of the forwards, on The official made almost superhuman raised by the end of the year, the Coming of the insurrection, and says the two occasions being very lucky to clear.eforts to discover the cousin of the widow mittee would not feel justified in con tinuing the preparations for the sendie movement possessed great ramifications | The Departmentals had one breakaway who was murdered, but no one could find young Buddhist priest had an intrigue
of a team of athletes to Berlin.
THE HOME RULE QUESTION.
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Speaking at Bristol, the Right Fog,
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THE TROUBLE IN MEXICO.
LONDON, Oct. 22. The Washington Government have made representations to President Huerta demanding the protection of the foreigners detained at Tarreon,
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when Riley abot wide, before Buck opened him. The mother-in-law of course bad never with a young woman of ill-fame, whom he Tazaraons No. 42. the Cornwalls account. Newbuld followed
secu him, and had only heard his voien removed from her usual babitation and. Private detectives were sent hi her and kept in a small house which he provided thither, but every supposed dua led to and on these occasions be always discarded nothing, and each rumour proved un his drab wide-sleeved clerical" robes and reliable. Meanwhile, the Prefect was attired himself in the most approved filled with age at this fallore our the part fashion of the man-about-town. In order Buddhist pricet he bought a false queno,
with the second a minute before the inter- val, heading through picely, the halftime score being :-D.C.L.T. Reserves 2: Staff and Departmenta, 0.
The second half was nearly all in favour
of the Cornwall. Newbold scored the
to
A telegram from Lisbon states that third, Keeley the fourth and Hughes the of hir sabordinate, and degraded him; effectively hide the fact that he was the Government knew that committees fifth. One of the Departments put through
pointing another, named Chung, to fill his place and unravel the mystery. The Retter accepted the post with reluctance, for he foresaw probable failure and con. sequent disgrace.
in Europe and Brazil were awaiting the his own goal for the sixth, the Dukes" disorders. The rioters consisted mainly winning easily. Result D.ULL There serves, G; Staff and Departments, 0. of small groups of civilians were no disturbances in Oporto, and the incidenta in other places were in- significant.
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PORTION OF ARMY AND
NAVY REBEL.
A telegram from Vigo states that
travellera from Portugal any that a
captain.
BRITISH POLITICS.
THE BRITISH POSITION.
THE
LATER.
SITH CC., R.G.A. v.-R.E. Bessives.
These teams engaged at Stonecutters yesterday in connection with the Second
Referee, Sergt. Hodges.
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This old-established and world-renowned Company issnée and attached it to the low bat, then worn policies under all the beat and modern mathoda of Life Asagrande by Chinese gentlemen. Disguising him to meet varying circumstances. malf in this way, the intrigue was continued during many months, and no one suspected it.
One day, however, his Abbos sent him on a mimion to a monastery situated at the north of the Kwanghang province, He was de and he was compelled to go. rained there longer than was expected, so he decided to write a letter to his para out, of which the following is a transla. tion
Very, very dear Queen, Yuen Nast It is a month since I left you. Imper ceptibly the frog has come and gone, (The ChinesG that there is frog in the moon and so be meant that month had passed. At first, it was short time, for, the original business was intended that I should atay but a not heavy; but the priest here have kapt me longer that I anticipated. I have been long separated from your resious face time. Wherever
I dream of you incessantly. I long for your embrace. When the cock crow in the morning I cantins gentify my desire. But my dearent, you have my beszt and I possess your Inve Conans of ink and plantations of pena cannot intoribe this lova.
It happened, however, that amongst his women falk, who as usual wore nomeicus, there was an aged sugt. One day, after same weeks of worry and disappointment she said to Mr. Chang, I remember when Division United Services League..
I was quite young that a murder of this Tears: 87th Co., R.G.A.: Marslz; kind was perpetrated near my home. In McCubbin, Dougherty: Sharp, Noriox, that ease, too, a bracelet fell into the hands Westbrooks: Bristow, Wilkes, Archer, of the magistrate. Ho examined it closely, Than, Cartwright.
R.E. Reserves. Wakison: Tucker,and found the stamp of the maker on the President Huerta has imposed ex portion of the Army and Navy are Hill; Miller, Thomson, Budd; Boff, inside of the rament Following up this clue, the magistrate sent hin secretary increase of 50 per cent, on all imports supporting the movement. Some artil-Richaris, Peurco, Mason, Broadribb.
to the shopkeeper who sold it, in order to -from the 28th inst. This, in addition lerymen revelted and killed their
Archer started for the gunners to a certain if possible the purchaser of the to the 10 per cent, tak ajready levied,
The shopkeeper first showed sign of kenness through pieca of jewellery. Cartwright, but he spoilt an otherwise happened to have entered the name in his good effort by finishing wrakly. Richards books, and so it was discovered that and Fearce were going along all right until Buddhist priest had bought the brace Norton Intervened and play "became slow 1 b. The priest was at once rosted
Bat my stay here has compelled me to MINIATURE ELECTION,"
and put under torture. At first he denied and uninteresting. Westbrook made a
ll my money and I must roly na praiseworthy effort to enliven matters, all knowledge of the mader, and main spend all Loknox, Oct. 29, beating several opponents before giving tained that he had lost the bracelet But you, my dearest, to furnish me with some. A little more preamare in the form of fands. Keep this in your memory. But The fact that Bir Lionel E, G. Cardea Mr G. P. Gooch, ex-M.P. for Bath, the Archer" possession with only the custo
dian to best, but he missed the target.savere tortare soon led him to confess they ha not trouble over this loan long
will speedily repay you on my return is presenting bis credentials to Fre- Liberal candidate at Reading, states Good tackling by the sappers halves gave truth. He had made overtures to a wo have never been charged with being a stingy sident Huerta to-day alter the latter's that he is a whole-hearted defender of Blunds ou al few chances that came man, who rejected them. He then ander. fellow. I have never valued little dribleta Adence, tho.bracelet that my teacher gave declaration of Dictatorship sppears to the Government's past achievements, his way but Westbrook arrived on the roured to entice her by a prosent of this Sometime ago, I once told you iu ces- scens in time to upset his calculations. have caused considerable umbrage stand of their present measures. Washington, in view of Washington's The Reading Unionist papers express and the Interval arrived with a clown piece of jewellery, but she fung it back me I handed over to a former lovor. Alt, into his face.. I paroxysm of age be as you know (for I have told you) that stair terminated horribly that identical bras declared. policy towards, Prezident much dissatisfaction at the Insurance score book
Mr. Chang, and is held as evidence, and I Huorts, Moreover, the statement Act and the Shops Acts, both Liberal The cappers restarted but Noston, curly killed her. Have you examined this bracelet in new in the ramen to the sauce or ascribed to "Bir Lionel Carden in an measures: Captain Leslie Wilson, who put a check on them. A roditable effort int 7,"
Mr. Chung was astonished that he had sometimes wonder if it inculpate me. I by Archer was only a few inches wido i
zolar to this to show that I can be gener alleged interview, that the United pcs Mr. Gooch, will rely chiefly on of the object and Bristow gaining posses overlooked so simple a clue, and at once our but I do regret thab life, Alas! Alas! the mountains, States do not understand the condi- Ulster's opposition to the Home Ralesion on the right sent in a long shot that sent for the bracelet. It was beautifully Let it pass...
проп somewins unczpectedly found the net, mais, and at one time bad it maker's As clouds gather tions in Mexion has not tended to allay Bill to carry him through..
Viscount Lascelles has been appointed thus epocing the gunners account.name clearly engraven upon it, but ity and as bede burst forth on trees, so, my dearest, my love and my hest throb for Tucker was very busy in pinting well years had passed since it was manufactured, you. I hope in about ten days to be with peperk, who started the idea that Sir Unionist candidate at Keighley,
The Women's Liberal Association has up the Bold after boating the gurners and the name was almost worn away. He you again. Then I will never #gain be will live with, you Lionel Carden really representa Pear
for ever. son's oil interests, which the British passed a resolution pledging itself to formandy but the ball was nearly as called for a strong misgnifying glass, how-separated from you. I
promptly returned with the result that
Mashile wend on this missive. The Government is supporting. Reuter is support Mr S. O. Backmuster, who is a Archer scoured and scored the second star and after much time and parsfuj
Suffragist.
point. A little later Archie scured again. scrutiny managed to decipher the two winds are cold now and tracherous. Take in mere words the lore cannot write fally informed that Great Britain is solely
The Socialists at Reading have adopt This was all the scoring, the gunner characters, which had once been clearly the greatest care of yourselt, my fawal.
legible,
Tcherish towards you. W anxious to see settled conditions. Fred. i candidate in the person of Mr. winning with the result
Bigood.. 67th Co. R.G.A: aideat Huerta was recognised owing to Batler, of London, as organiser of the
(To be Continued). B.E. Reserves Aho belief that he is the best mad on Socialist party.
the irritation of some of the Atharlcan
the spot.
A LONG AVIATION FLIGHT,
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He next inquired if there were any shap of the name indicated, and found that there still existed a busloess house of the mme style, which was a very respectable shop HONGKONG CHICKET CLUS
and bad heen in existence nearly a century, The following will represent the Club after ostain amount of diplomacy for in a League match not Saturday, against shop assistents were very suspicion of the is Civil Service Cricket Club, at Happy official's inquiry-matics weren armanged. Valley play commencing at 2.15 p.m. and for a substantial reward it was agreed that the books should be searched. The
11. Handook (Captain), B. N. Anderson, the ideation bracelet, was traded WHY of the children rack their little (C. EL Buekingiem, A. A. Claxton, PH back to Buddha
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