FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913.
THE CHINA MAI
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(Reuter's Sarvios to the China Malk)
"A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
IN AMERICA.
EIGHTY PERSONS, MOSTLY CHILDREN, KILLED,
A Terrible Panic.
Loxpos, Dec. 20.
(Wah Tes Yat Fe's Service.) JAPAN AND MEXICO,
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME OF MEXICAN ENYOY
Japan's Anti-Americas Feeling.
TOKYO, Deo. 25.... Senhor Delabarra, the Special Envy of President: Huerto sent to
(Reuter’a: Service to the China Mast.)
WINDFALL FOR LONDON CHARITIES:
LONDON, Dec, 26. A Harrow schoolboy, mamed Geaf- frey Ansell, 17 years old, has just died as the result of injuries sustain ed in a tobogganing sccident at Cresta Bun two years ago..
Under hia father's will the
estate of
A belegram from Calumet, Michigan for participating in the €230,000, out of an gan states that eight persons. Mesin Centenary, is having an £300,000 which he would mostly children, were killed in al
bave. in
PANAMA CANALI
TOPLS
AN IMPORTANT "RESOLUTION:
LONDON, Dec. 95.
Crawford
& Co.
A telegram from Washington states. that the Chairman of the Commerce Committee has introduced into the House of Representatives a resolution.
Sole Agents for suspending the provision exempting Spalding's Athletic-Goods.
payment of Panama Canal tolls for two
United Stater constwise vessels from
. panic caused by a false alarm of fredetit lasistic welcome in Tokyo. Heherited if he had attained his years; after which the President shall |
at a Christmas Tree celebration in aid of copper miners on strike.
They were trampled to death in corridor.
A Madman'a Action.
A later telegram states that the children had just finished recitations and songs and had crowded toward the stage to receive presents, when bearded man thrust his hend in st the door and yelled." fre."
A Heartroading Scene.
Immediately panis reigned. Men. women and children rushed to the esits, the weaker being thrown to the floor, while those behind clinshad Over the prostrated.
The stairways, were so completely blocked that egress or ingress by rescuers was impossible.
Stairway Choked With Dead.
Dead
When the pante subsided the stair way was completely choked with dead, extending from the steps to the ceiling.
K.
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has got to accept a public recap-ajority, will now go to London Ton and two swords of honour from. the Japanese people, and a meting and lantern procession is to The hell in his bonour on Friday.....
charities. principally hospitals. mass
The father, Charles Ausell, was a member of the firm of Ansell, Map kiewicz and Tallerman, and made lus pile" in the South African boorn in 1805.
The lemonstration possessas un- Lastly a political character, a there has been considerable anti- Americen eling in Japan lately.
Audience With The Emperor.
LATER.
Senior Dellabarra was granted an andher with HM the Emperor. with when he dined.
"THE BRITISH GUIANA FIRE. "
63 Persons Killed.
Loxboy, Dec. 24. Twenty-three persone were killed in the fire at Georgetown and several are missing.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
!
LONDON, Dec. 21
A Sydney telegram states that in match between South Australia
The dend included 37 girls, 19 and New South Wales the former
(bors. 13 women and á men.
Other bodies were carried away before the sex or nge was ascertained.
Pitiful scenes fellowed the catas trophe, women and men rushing hither and thither calling in various tongues the names of missing child
ten.
Thé... nziginator of the panic" Escaped.
FRENCH FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Loans for Servis and Russia.
Lospos, Dec. 25.
'A' telegram from Paris states that 11. Cailleux announced, to- the--Bud- get Committee that he intends to Issue, a Redeemable Loan to cover
gained a somewhat narrow victory.
EXPLOSION. IN A FIREWORKS' FACTORY.
have the right to enfores the sxemption
if diplomatic questions ar adjusted and the revenues from other vesseln suflon to defray the Canal expisime
It is understood that President Wi son entirely approver of the s4 being the winter means of difficulties, rather than the repesle Exemption provision
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA.
Loxoox, Dec. 28. Eight people were killed and five injured in an explosion at a fireworks Important German Contracts. factory at Torre Annunziata, near
LONDON, Dec. 24. Naples.
The Frankfurter Zeitung states tin's the German Minister at Foking and the Chinese Foreign Minister, have signed in Agreement for the construction of a railway from Kazmi, northwestward of Tsingtao, to join the Tientsin-Nanking railway where it crosses the border, of Shantung and Kingin, and another Tine from Txinaufa (in Chibli) thus join-
DUTCH RAILWAY® DISASTER.
The Premier's Son Killed.
LONDON, Dec. 26.
A telegram from Amsterdam states that five persons have been killed and twelve injured owing to a training the Tientsin-Nanking and Feking- heing derailed near Groningen..
The son of Premier Van der Lin- den was among those killed.
ABYSSINIA
Hankow railway.lipes.
Thess will be State railways, but German capital' add German, materia) will be employed, and the agreement provides for the appointment of a Ger man Obief Engineer E
and General Manager.
The scores were:-South Australia, BRITISH CONSULAR COURTS FOR MA 281 and 200 (Crawford 91 and 40); New South Wales, 907 and 215 (Macartney 117).
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Dec. 24.
The death is announced of Sir
Trevor Lawrence, President of the Royal Horticultural Society, and of M. Claretic, who had recently re- tired from the Directorship of the Comedia Francaise,
SEQUEL TO THE ALSACE AFFAIR.
Herr Jadox Protests.
LONDON, Dec. 24. An Order in Council, dated 19th inst., has been published in the Gazette, proclaiming the establish- ment of British Consular Courts in
Abyssinia with civil and criminal jurisdiction. The Intter will be exer- cised in conformity with the law of British India. British residents will be required to register themselves annually.
VICEREGAL ENTRY INTO CALCUTTA
Bengalis Afraid to /ssemble,
LONDON, Dec. 24.
The capital required is estimated at 78,000,000 marka,
POET LAUREATE'S FIRST
OFFICIAL POEM.
Lorrow, Des. 24. The firni poem of Dr. Robert Bridges, the Poet Laureate, was sent to H.M.. The King and published in The Times by His Majesty's desire. The subjnos
chosen was Christian era. The Times points out that De Bridges hae thes sexumed the functions of Varificator Begis, a personage several centuries older than Lauronte në
LONDON, Dec, 24. › Reuter's Berlin correspondent tele- extraordinary military and naval ex-graphs that Herr Jagow, President penditure exceeding £36.000.000, and of the Police of Berlin, has written that the Government would issue in a letter to the Press denouncing the Paris Servian and Russian Loans sentence passed on Lieut. Foerstner. He declares that as the military promised by their predecessors.
It is believed that M. Caillaux
exercises are, the functions of State Popularity of Lord Hardinge's attitude will allow them to be issued before
The Viceroy made a State entry into ST JOSEPHS BOY SCOUTS Calcutta yesterday, aya Reuter's "qué- respondent at Calcutta, In view of the
the French Loans.
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The crowds, and took the most elaborate 9,15 this morning, and Soon master told you not only how to prepare the afenliño, bania, with a monn-mask which letter has been desß with in a sen sational manner by the Press which precautions les terrorists should take Albert Edwards, assisted by Sargeant dishes but also the merits of them in their criticises it as improper intervention. advantage of the opportunity afforded Brooks, Huspected the tror Robert Haden respective position decennia distinc PETROLEUM FREE OF DUTY IN Developments are expected
by the proction. The Viceroy prove 4 letter, received |- prosent RUSSIA.
between five lines of military on each | Powell, was read, while the troop stood at "Correctlys Moasized?! Threatened.
side, three lines facing outward, but atention. The thief, Barb congratulated Soyut Master Edvarda apos the formation LATER
there were no crowds, respt for a small of St. Joseph's troops to whom he extend- A telegram from St. Petersburg
A telegram from Berlin says that knot of sightseers near Governmented his warmest wishes and hoped they the Institute to ancourage purity of food states that the Minister of Commerce the official Norddeutsche Zeitung House. On the route the Maitlan was would overcome their difficulties and mab and a healthy dietary has submitted a Bill to the Dume says that corrective measures may crossed, but it was absolutely deserted with every succes
OF HEALTHY DIETLET permitting all consumers of foreign be necessary in connection with the
The troop then formed up into separates is a great mistake evidently to suppose petroleum to import 11 into Russia letter sent by Han Jagow in the
Bengalis explain their abstention by
patrols and marched pub to-Pokfulam that the man who decider to be reckless Freo of duty.
Foerstner case,
saying that they were sfraid of the for their field day excepcions.
about the treatment of his interior la a police.
gloomy fowler, There was not s timos of ancholy upon the bows of the wayart ygienists, ie they went through Akris elabo
Losnox, Dec. 26.
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
Japanese Contract of Rider,
LONDON, Dec. 24.
The Mexican rebel leader's com
all vessels, of whatever nationality
THE AMERICAN CURRENCY BILL.
Signed by the President.
LOADOS, Dea, 24.
The Senate has approved the Cur
FRENCH YACHTING" ORDISE
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LONDON, Dec. 24 The Duc de Montpensier har sailed
munication to Lloyds, notifying that rency Bill which has now been sign-in the yacht Mekong on a long cruise
ed by President Wilson
The President and it was the first to India and the Far East, i
bringing munitions for Genera)
Huerta, will be destroyed, specially of a series of measures for the benefit Marseilles telegram,
of the country's business, He ex
mentions a contract for munitions
pressed surprise at the change in
between General Huerta and Jap sentiment towards the Bill, and the anese. This refers to a contract for rifles discarded by the Japanese ready acceptance of its provisions by The Conference of the two Houses
Army, which was concluded in April
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Tarson Re-captured.
12,000 ENGAGED.
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