FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
SHANGHAI LADY BRU.Reuter's Series to the China Mail-)|(Router's Service to the China Mail..
TALLY MURDERED.
$93,000 AND JEWELLERY MISSING.
(From Our Shangh is Correpondent,)
SHANGRI, Jan. 23.
Mrs. Neamann, the wife of a well-
known German butcher, was found martered in her bedroom early this mording.
There was evidence of a force struggle.
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The unfortunate woman's bead had beru almost cas of nail the body was torribly hacked.
Jewellery and money, said to amount to the value of $35,000 are missing.
Mr. Neumana had been in the hospital for some days and there were only servants in the house.
They declare they beard ra noise. Two mastives were on the
mines and made no sound.
THE BLACKMAIL JASE.
Further Particulars..
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LONDON, Jan. 22. Reuter's Berlin correspondent tele. graphs that at the Richter trial quota
tions were read from the stolen car- respondence.
BRITISH PO LITICS.
IMPORTANT CABINET
MEETING.
LONDON, Jan. 93. An important Cabinet meeting has been held. All the members wore present, and the proceedings lasted two hours. Mr. Lloyd George nad Mr. Churchill left together and walked up Whitehall
A rofelt Predicted.
The Daily Chronicle" states that the expenditure for the current year has exceeded the estimates by £3,000,000 which, with the normal incronco
make for 1914 13, will £8,000,000, which Mr. Lloyd George will have to fad. For the first time, Mr. Lloyd George will be faced with a deficit in his budget,
Ko Faral Crisis.
THE CHINESE-TIBET CONFERENCE.
INTRICATE QUESTIONS BEING. CONSIDERED.
A telegran from Delhi states that the Chinese Tibet Cenference is making steady progress.
The intricate questions being con-
SPORTING,
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Royal Artillery Cup.
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Rautar's Service to the China Mait.)
THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY.
Sr Car., R.G.. e 83%¤ Cox., B.G.A. Both thone te as being in the running FIRST SUBMARINE REIDY.
for the cup, large crowd' sasembled · at Stonecu tors Island yesterday, a special Loxoox, Jan. 23.
Isunch being run from Lyemuo for the The first submarins for the Aus-ard C., R.G.A. apporters. Team:- tralian Navy has arrived at Ports. mouth from the builders. She will entry a crew of thirty who will begin a course of instruction. The sistor
when both will leave for Australia.
sidered are inviting much discussion in ship will be ready in a few weeks, detail; and it is impossible to say whether the business will be likely to eud at Delbi or whether the Plenipoten- laries will proceed to Simla again in LABOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND. April.
CANADA'S FOOD TAXES.
No Alteration Meantime,
LONDON, Jan. 22.0
LONDON, Jan. 25. The coal atrike is spreading into sympathetic strike" and 70,000 general carmen threaten to strike to-morrow. The masters, it is affirm-
A
REDUCTION OF EUROPEAN
BANK RITES.
A telegram from Ottawa states thatd, are prepared to arbitrate. the Minister of Finance has emphatical- ly refused to remove the duty on food stuffa, affirming that the present time is The Daily News and Leader states unpropitio.. or a downward revision of that there is no "naval crisis in tariff. He di ot believe that duty- the Cabinet, which is essentially free food would reduce the cost of living, "Fred uptm a policy nt economy,
while it would affect industries employ Admiralty'. Draak Disregard for Money.ing 52,000 persons, and having an
annual cutput of $25,000,000.
THE HOME RULE QUESTION.
The Daily Chronicle says that Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Churchill con One quotation from a letter sent by ferred yesterday on the subject of the head office at Berlin to the Tokyo the naval stories and their personal branch in 19 saye :-" It was really differences, which are ide tales: criminal to coneturle A commission though certainly, adds the Chronicle. agreement with Admira: Fujii in Lon. Mr. Churchill has been spending at "
the Admiralty with a ducal dis
don when our old agreement with. Adregard for money." miral Twasaki etill exists, working faultlessly Why then arrange with Admiral Fujii for 5 per cent, on the
ship to he built in England and 24 por cent, on all other orders for the Japan. ess Navy?"
The other quotation is from a letter sent by the Tokyo branch in reference
SUBMARINE A 7.
Ulster's Last Resort.
LONDON, Jan. 22. Mr. Austin Chamberlain, speaking at Southampton, said no Colonial states- man would recommend such a solution as the proposed Home Rule Bill. Such cowardly surrender was unparalleled Oil floating on the sea led to the dis-in history. Ulater in the last resort would save herself by her own right covery of the anbmarine.
Lord Michelbam, in a letter to the arm.
LONDON, Jan. 22.
to the fact that Captain Ide, then a Lord Mayor, suggests the starting of a member of the Naval Commission in permanent national fund on behalf of
the dependants of victima of submarine APPEAL IN THE KRUPP CASE. disasters,
Further Details.
London, had been criticising Siemens' prices. It deprecates any considerable roduction and says that the orders are all given in Tokyo, and recent orders had shown the firm's friends in the Ministry of Marine to be working rm" fiably. If Captain Ida continues to annoy us, he must go. It will not be hard to manage it." The letter men. tioned that another Japanese official had a mission to find out what mem. bers of the Commission were not work- ing for the firm and according to theIt is officially announced that the
The Sentences Reduced.
LONDON, Jan. 22.
A telegram from Berlin states that the Appeal Court has reduced the sentences on the officers in the Erapp case, convicted last August, and
Divers found the submarine lying at an angle of forty-five degrees with her bows up and her stern buried deeply in the mud, which will further increase quitted two. the difficulty of lifting.
Raising Ticulties Immense.
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THE LATE LORD STRATHCONA.
LONDON, Jan. 28. The Bank of England announce that the rate of discount has been reduced to four per cent.
The German bank rate of discount has been reduced to 44 per cent.
The Belgian, Swedish and Danish bank rates inve also been reduced.
THE NEW COMMANDER OF H.M.9. "BRAMBLE.”
Loybox, Jan. 22. Linutenant Brandon, one of the officers sentenced some time ago to imprisonment in & fortress for espionage, in Germany, has been appointed to command the destroyer Bramble on
the Chian Station.
TRADE MARKS INFRINGED.
Chinese Firms Apologise.
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Three Chinese frras, the Kwang Yat On shop, No. 4 Kwong Yuen Street, the Wing Shiu We, Not 3 Kwane Yuen Street and the Kwong Tung Tui, No Wellington Street, were summoned at the Magistracy this afternoon for infringing asder the Merchandise Marks Act the registered trade mark of Messrs W. R Loxley and Co relating to a brand of cotton singlets. Sergeant Wills visted "the pron.ises of the three firma in question on January and sized thirty-eight boxen of
Arm's wishes. Our friends here will submarine was found at a depth of 28/Canadian Parliament AdjoZTUS | Kinglets bearing the imitated trade mark.
be that they are removed or rendered fathoms at low tide. hatulera"
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Thirty Foot of Water in Culebra Cat.
LONDON, Jan. 22. A telegram from Pannos states that it is announced that there are now 30 feet of water in the Culebra Cut, which is the only part of the Caaal yet to be completed. A large ocean atcamer could traverse it now, and it is intend- ed to and a Panama railroad steamer
through, probably in April.
POPULAR AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
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LONDON, Jan. 22,
There were 4548 applications for the State of Victoria 4 per cent loan.
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.
Japan's Expanding Trade.
Strathcona.
LONDON, Jan. 29, The difficulties of raising her are im- The Canadian Parliament has adjourn basera, and to the divers, inability ed as a token of respect to the late Lord mense owing to the weight on the
to work efficiently at so great a depth.
A Wonderful Aeroplane Flight.
Commander Seddon's flight; with a mechanic, 'of 30 miles was a wonder ful performance; travelling at the rate of sixty miles an hour.
ILLNESS OF VISCOUNT WOLMER.
LONDON, Jan. 22. Viscount Wolmer has been operated on for appendicitis.
SAFETY AT SEA.
Recommendations by the Conference.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
The Conference on Safety at Sea also recommends the establishment of ar
Mr. Border, the Premier and Siz Wilfrid Laurier, leader of the opposition, paid eloquent tributes to his great qualities.
Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Mr. Austin Chamber- lain in speeches last night paid tributes to the life work of Lord Strathcona.
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87th Co., R.G.A.-Marsh; Dougherty,
McCubbin Murphy, Westbrook. Delanny; Harper, Cartwright, Shakopeer, Martin, Dallman.
Bird Coy., R.G.A.-Guerod'; Langham, Tangford, Stevenson, Mallia, Perry; Mardle, Davidson, Crane, Piochard, Philpin.
Referee, Mr. F. W. Fagor.
The 87th Company won the toss and soon began to try Garrod with shota from all angles. Martin and Dallman were smart on the right but for a time the visiting backs were able to keep their linos clear. The Lyemun right wing was weak and in mot of the attacks let their team down. Crane and Pinchard wore keen, and were wall looked after. A goal was tot long in coming, Martin catening the Lyenua eks
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moment and scoring. Mullin worked like strujna to get his team in
the attacking zogs and Porry also did well. Davidson received a nasty kick on the head that caused his retirement for a time, This Assisted the 87th Company, who until the interval had nourly all the game. Half time score:-
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8th Coy, R.G.A., 1; 83rd Coy..
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resuming the Stonecuttar men kapt gp the
pace bat Larglord and Millin defended well, and helped their own for. warda to get on the move The visitors had more of the game, bat. Dongherty was in sparkling form at back the 87th. Play was nearing the end when Harper scored a fine gual. The 37th were the better team and deserved the'r win. Result
87th Company, R.G.A, 2; 83rd Com pany, R.G.A, 0°
Chess.
ISTE CLE CHALLENGE SITELD.
This competition will commenco on Thursday, 20th instant, at 5.13 p.m., at the City Hall Library, when the follow- ing matches will take place *---
Club Lusitano v. European Y.M.C.A. Array v. Hougkong Chess Club. The conditions aro au follows ---Each team to consist of five men; each m to play two games in a match; each team to meet overy other team coco; points to be awarded, one for win sad half for a draw. In thi erent of a tie in points. between two teams, an extra match willi be played to deside the winner.
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8.8, KIOJUN MARU, For Moji & Kobe
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and there is a counter-claim by the
Bataria, Samarang and Sourabaya. defendant for $1,097; for plaintiff's Neither of the defendant firm was co-wrong refs and Degies to print B.S. BANRI MARO. For Spore, Batavia, O'bon, Semarang & Sourabaya, Uth Jan, presented this afternoon but Mr. H. L.
Lith browng y Dannye Jr. (of Messrs. Dennys and Bow- lor) on behalf of the complainants asid G. K. Hall Button) appeared for the BANBI MARU, For Hoji & Kobe...
Mr. Norington (from the office of Mr. S. HOKUTO MARU, Fur S'pore, Batavia, U'bon, Hamarang & Soumabay 22nd Hab
Lid Mares. they did not wish to press the csse, The plaintiff, and defendant was represented 88. RIOJUN HARU, For B'pore, Batavis, 'bou, Samarang & Sourabaya Häd Mar. defendant 6rma had given the prosecution by Mr. M. Reader Harris (of Messrs.
Foz Freight or Passage apply to every information in their power and had Wilkinson and Gristi. informed them of the source from which the singlets were obtained. Defendants
Mr. Harcourt cabled to the Duke of consented Connaught conveying the Imperial Pareummonses. liament's sympathy with Canada in the loss of Lord Strathcona.
Is Lordship said: The first issue i this. cuso is as to the time whe payment
had also admitted that they were guilty of of the printing hilis became due. The as infringement of Messrs. Laxley's plaintiff's witnesses put this date në the trade mark and had consented to the 1st of the steppeding month. But the forfeiture of the singlets. At the same bil sent in by the plaintiff that have time they agreed to insert a public apology been produced are dated the 9th of the the new papers and to give Mesars, succeeding month. It is inconceivable that a business like the plaintiff's which Imperi-1 Parliament's Sympathy. Loxley an apology in writing.
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these term Mr. Hazelands on a very smal sealo, and carried on so to speak from hand to mouth, to the withdrawal of the should not hare even prepared its bills until nine days after the money became due. The money was needed as early cach month as possible in order to pay to printing staff. Nor is it possible to sccept the suggestion that payment was due on the 15th of the succeeding month. I prefer to nocept the story of the deferi dent that payment was to be made in the course of the succeeding month, that The Canton Delta at the present time in is to say, that it was not orordbe until warming with soldiers who are busily the 1st of the month after. The plain- engaged in hunting oct the numerous tiff's contentions are not supported by pirate bands which infest the delts. Obi- the provod facts. Again, I am compelled to accept the secount of the plaintiff,
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PIRATES SHOT.
Sixteen Rufiana Dispatched at Canton.
med miliary guard, and every train has and Lot of the defendant, as to the man-
its detachment of soldiers with loaded rifles nor in which the contract was arranged.
Ten Mountains Afame.
LONDON, Jan. 22. A telegram from Sydney states International service for the purpose of that a description of the volcanic ice observation, and the destruction of eruptions at Ambryn, given by Mrese ships abord Canton. still carry, an derelicts in the North Atlantic, under Dowie, a missionary, says that one by the control of the United States. It fur- one the mountains barst into flame till and filled bandoliers. Despite these pre. It is hardly credible that a man of the LONDON, Jan. 22.
ther recommends that all masters shall ten ware emitting molten lavs. The autions there are numerous outrages both defendant's intelligence should have con. Beater'e correspondent at Tokyo report dangerous ica and derelicts; alac 2,500 natives did not panis, and most on land and water. Sixten ruffians cap-cluded such an important malter entirely
the adoption of the International signal solographs that the Dist reassembled cede. It further recommends & Number) ero conveyed to safety. About 100'ftured a few days ago up river wero abot through the medium of a mere subordi. yesterday.
of construction rules regarding bulk perished, some in streams of lava, while heads and double bottoms, and a period others were drowned or boiled in the Cal survey of vessels, etc. For this purpose, all vessels are to be divided
The Foreign Minister referred to the relations between China and Japan and
THE NEXT ANTARCTIO
EXPEDITION.
to ransom,
B. M. 8. destroyers Chalmer and Ribble returned from Mien Bay yesterday.
aid à peaceful settlement of the crisis into two classes, the new and exist. which arose on account of the killinging, the latter to be exempted from of three Japanese anbjects as Nanking the rules according to the discretion! was largely due to the Anglo-Japaness of the authorities in the countries
concerned.. Alliance. He dwelt upon the remark-
Other recommendations are that all
LONDON, Jan. 22, able growth of Japan's trade with vosals with fifty or more on boar Ching and the incregic of Japan smurt carry a wireless installation, dix Fruest Shackleton has invited which must be continuously worked [ Sir Daniel Goosh to accompany him to ou fast passenger steamers, and thoss the Antarctic. vessela voyaging over five hundred Sir Daniel is the son of the late QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL miles from port to port, and seven Chairman of the Great Western Rail-H. M. S. Yarmouth will be takes to the plaintiff's claim, and there must be
hours a day for others.
way, and M.P. for Cricklade.
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H. M. 8. Doris, with relief crema for
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yesterday on the exocation ground at mate. I accept his evidence to the effeci Canton, about fifty rounds being required that the contact was really made by dirocs treaty between himself and "the to dispatch them. A Chinese passer defendant. This entries with it the boat was beld up a few days ago at Sam acceptanes of the defendant's story on kiang and twenty persons are being held ather details of the case. Then conce thus question of the type: Was it a loan །
or a sake? Accepting as I do the defen dant's 'rtatement that is sent tlia in voice to the plaintiff, Incept also his pat description of the transaction as a sale in the fires instance, and his explanation to wo wir Lifter of the 19th June, 1918. It is admitted that at the interview t gunboata for the China Station, Isft Eng the solicitor's sloo he daimed $250 a land on January 20. A relief crew for the price of the type. This disposes of Calombo by the Eclipse in March and the judgment for defendant with costs on Yarmouth will recommissionthar
As I find that the defendant (in the Giving evidence against an old Chinese counter-claim) was not justified in re UROUP. Lord, Ether, the Chairman of the
who was charged in Mr., Hazoland's court fusing to print tha." Chins: Outlook," VERY, young child is susceptible to this morning with larceny, and with I give judgment For the plaintiff on the Queen Victoria Memorial Special Commi tee, has reported to the King Chamb-rain's Cough Remedy thenes discare attacks your little one before you Dymond said defendant was an old bird" bo sosed by the Bogists on the basin with it first as last. We want you to try croup. Don't wait until this dreadful returning from banishment, Inspector counter-chaim with boots, the damages to completion of the Memorial. His time you have a cough or cold. There is prepare for it. It comes in the night when
no reason so far as we on see why you cheminta shops are usually closet, and this and had been banished four times, his last that plaintiff is to recover any loss" lin Majesty replied expressing his gratification at the accomplishment of rotnarkable cures, hamained a world wide Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand. It defendant returned to the Colony ke come: that paint to the counter-claim unod should not do so. This preparation by its alone should be a warning. Got and keep tena was for twenty years. Esch time webitally put to hy the breach of
contract by the defendant I find that Tel. No. 135. reputation, and people everywhers speak of never fails, acts quickly and is absolutely the schom, and the generous support it in the highest tarme of praise. It is for harmless. For sale by all Chemists and mitted a army. Sentence of twelve due diligentes, and made the fresh print givan it throughout the Dominions. : mala by all Chemists and Storekeeper Storekeepers
months' hand hbour was passed,"
ing contract bli a reasonable time,
The Scheme Completed."
LONDON, Jun. 22.
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STRAIGHT AT IT.
"HERE is no use of our “beating around
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the claim,
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